Chapter Summaries

Wang Dongchen, Lily, Jiang Xiujie, and the other Crows charged Situ Xuan together, eager to test themselves against him. Situ Xuan overwhelmed the first attackers with his martial arts, and the battle continued as Jiang Xiujie unleashed a roar at close range.

• Wang Dongchen led the Crows in a thirty-on-one charge against Situ Xuan, and Yuanen Yehui joined them by releasing her Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul.
• Situ Xuan used Eight Extremes Heaven’s Violent Foot to intercept Wang Dongchen, then battered him with North Star Hundred Rending Fists and sent him crashing into the barrier.
• Situ Xuan caught Lily’s wrist, blocked her kick with Rock Body, and struck her abdomen with an elbow, knocking her away.
• Situ Xuan met Jiang Xiujie’s claws with Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain and blasted him backward, injuring his arm.
• Jiang Xiujie stopped himself and activated Mad Lion Roar, unleashing a sound-wave attack that made Situ Xuan frown and grow more excited.

Situ Xuan fought Jiang Xiujie, Qi Jiayou, Tao Huanli, Yuanen Yehui, and the Crows in a brutal training battle, using his breathing method and martial techniques to overcome their attacks. Although he wounded many opponents and forced Yuanen Yehui out of her Titan Giant Ape form, the Crows kept pressing him as wounds accumulated across his body.

• Situ Xuan used the Dragon-Turning Breathing Method to evade Jiang Xiujie's sonic attack, then broke Jiang Xiujie's bones with a kick.
• Situ Xuan dodged Qi Jiayou's Earth Splitting Slash and pierced through his arms with sword fingers, while Tao Huanli's Frost Domain closed around him.
• Situ Xuan unleashed Burning Step to break through Tao Huanli's Frost Domain, then used Instant Shadow and hand-to-hand techniques to knock down Crows attacking from all sides.
• Yuanen Yehui clashed fists with Situ Xuan, forcing him to take his first step back and leaving his hand bleeding.
• Situ Xuan outmaneuvered Yuanen Yehui and struck seven Secret Acupoints, dispelling her Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul.
• The Crows surrounded Situ Xuan again, and he continued fighting as wounds spread across his body.

Situ Xuan defeated the Crows in a brutal arena battle, then approached the battered Na'er and told her he would wait for her after leaving Shrek Academy. As Na'er struggled to stand, someone cried out for Situ Xuan to let her go.

• Situ Xuan fought through the Crows' attacks and defeated most of them, leaving fewer than five conscious.
• Situ Xuan walked to Na'er, who struggled to her feet and stared at him without backing down.
• Yun Ming restrained Ya Li from intervening as Situ Xuan reached Na'er.
• Situ Xuan grabbed Na'er by the hair and told her he would wait for her after he left Shrek Academy.
• Situ Xuan told Na'er to keep the look in her eyes and said he thought highly of her.
• Someone cried out from the arena entrance, demanding that Situ Xuan let Na'er go.

Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li arrived after Situ Xuan defeated Na'er and healed the injured fighters across the arena. Situ Xuan stopped her from fully healing him, insisting that the wounds and pain from battle were nourishment for becoming stronger.

• Ya Li rushed between Situ Xuan and Na'er, embraced the injured girl, and angrily challenged Situ Xuan for striking her so heavily.
• Ya Li used Angel's Redemption to heal Na'er, Wang Dongchen, Lily, Jiang Xiujie, Qi Jiayou, Tao Huanli, and the other crows.
• Ya Li used Angel True Body to force her healing power through Situ Xuan's body's resistance, but he told her to stop because he wanted to keep the marks of battle.
• Ya Li withdrew her healing, and the recovered crows stood watching Situ Xuan with reverence and a renewed desire to grow stronger.

After the brutal arena battle, Na'er found a new understanding of battle and awakened the soul of her spear, while Situ Xuan reflected on the people he had challenged and resolved to keep moving forward at Shrek Academy. The Crows resumed training, Na'er left for secluded cultivation, and Yuanen Yehui officially joined the group; the chapter ended with Situ Xuan asking how her injuries were.

• Situ Xuan ended the arena session and ordered the Crows to write battle summaries for the next morning.
• Na'er told Yun Ming that she understood battle as a struggle for survival and that her spear now had a soul.
• Yun Ming sent Na'er with Ya Li to rest, and the Crows left the bloodied training ground.
• Situ Xuan walked back to the dormitories and reflected on Na'er, Yuanen Yehui, the Crows, and his limited time at Shrek Academy.
• The Crows returned to training and submitted summaries, while Ya Li reported that Na'er had gone to Sea God Island to reforge her spear soul.
• Yuanen Yehui officially joined the Crows as an exchange student, and Situ Xuan asked her how her injuries were.

The Crows headed to the cafeteria, but Gu Yue stopped Situ Xuan and asked to speak with him privately. She invited him to visit the Soul Spirit Pagoda at Spirit Pagoda headquarters, leaving him wondering why she had approached him again.

• Yuanen Yehui recalled Situ Xuan’s resolve and the way he had spoken to Na'er while walking with the Crows.
• Gu Yue waited on the road to the cafeteria and asked Situ Xuan to talk somewhere private.
• The Crows continued to the cafeteria, and Yuanen Yehui felt unsettled after exchanging a glance with Gu Yue and seeing her stand with Situ Xuan beneath a tree.
• Gu Yue invited Situ Xuan to visit the Soul Spirit Pagoda at Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
• Situ Xuan considered Gu Yue’s invitation and wondered whether she was trying a gentler way to recruit him.

Situ Xuan accepted Gu Yue’s invitation to visit the Soul Spirit Pagoda and reflected on her extraordinary elemental control. At lunch, Yuanen Yehui recognized that her feelings for Situ Xuan had grown beyond admiration, then tried to hide her embarrassment from Lily.

• Gu Yue invited Situ Xuan to the Soul Spirit Pagoda, and he agreed to meet her at the academy gates at two in the afternoon.
• Gu Yue remarked that Situ Xuan’s Malevolent Qi had subsided and asked about his efforts to train the silver-haired girl; Situ Xuan said he had only given her a push.
• Situ Xuan recalled Gu Yue’s mastery of the elements and went to the cafeteria, where the Crows teased him about his meeting with her.
• Yuanen Yehui felt jealous and realized she wanted to stand beside Situ Xuan in a special, intimate role rather than merely follow him.
• Lily noticed Yuanen Yehui’s flushed face, and Yuanen Yehui claimed the cafeteria was stuffy.

Yuanen Yehui suppressed her feelings for Situ Xuan and resolved to grow stronger before acting on them. Situ Xuan left Shrek Academy with Gu Yue in an armored car bound for Spirit Pagoda headquarters, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie spotted someone who stopped them in their tracks.

• Yuanen Yehui noticed a hint of concern in Situ Xuan's gaze and decided to focus on becoming a dependable companion until she was strong enough to stand beside him.
• Situ Xuan waited at Shrek Academy's gates, and Gu Yue arrived on time to accompany him.
• Gu Yue took Situ Xuan in a military-grade armored Soul Guidance car toward Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
• Situ Xuan identified the car's armor and defenses, and Gu Yue acknowledged his accurate guess without explaining further.
• Xie Xie pointed someone out to Tang Wulin, and Tang Wulin stopped when he saw the person.

Tang Wulin saw Gu Yue riding away with Situ Xuan and struggled to contain his shock, hurt, and jealousy. He walked away bleeding from his clenched hands, while the car carrying Gu Yue and Situ Xuan reached the Spirit Pagoda headquarters district.

• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie saw Gu Yue smiling with Situ Xuan in a departing car.
• Tang Wulin recalled Gu Yue's recent absences and suspected she had been secretly meeting Situ Xuan.
• Tang Wulin snapped at Xie Xie when he criticized Gu Yue and insisted that her choices were none of his business.
• Tang Wulin walked away, leaving bloodied footprints as Xie Xie watched helplessly.
• Situ Xuan rode with Gu Yue to the district where the Spirit Pagoda headquarters stood.

Gu Yue brought Situ Xuan to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, where her teacher Leng Yaozhu welcomed them. Gu Yue regarded Situ Xuan as a world-changing founder and remained determined to bring him under her command as Leng Yaozhu led them deeper into the tower.

• Situ Xuan sensed a mysterious call from within the Spirit Pagoda as he arrived with Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue registered them at the entrance and led Situ Xuan through the tower to meet her teacher, Leng Yaozhu.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Gu Yue and Situ Xuan and escorted them through the Spirit Pagoda, where staff members greeted her respectfully.
• Gu Yue considered Situ Xuan a founder whose influence could reshape the Soul Master world and resolved to bring him under her command.
• Leng Yaozhu led Gu Yue and Situ Xuan into a large golden elevator, which stopped moments later.

Leng Yaozhu brought Gu Yue and Situ Xuan to the Soul Spirit Pagoda and warned them that its trial could make death feel real. Inside, Situ Xuan faced a pack of Wind Wolves as Gu Yue watched, and he began his first move.

• Leng Yaozhu explained the Soul Spirit Pagoda's dangerous trial and asked Situ Xuan if he still wanted to enter; he agreed without hesitation.
• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue entered the golden door and saw the pagoda's image appear before them.
• More than a hundred Wind Wolves emerged from the hall's metal gates and surrounded the pair.
• Situ Xuan sensed that the wolves were Soul Power constructs based on recorded Soul Beast data, while Gu Yue said she would watch him fight.
• Situ Xuan told Gu Yue to watch closely and stamped his foot.

Situ Xuan fought a pack of Wind Wolves, first killing them with precise physical attacks and then unleashing the Malevolent Qi of Black Heart Evil Palm. The wolves’ coordinated tactics collapsed under his aura and assault, and the slaughter continued.

• Situ Xuan struck the ground to disrupt the Wind Wolves’ encirclement, then charged into the pack and killed more than thirty with blunt physical attacks.
• The eight alpha wolves reorganized the remaining pack into coordinated waves and used wind blades to hinder Situ Xuan.
• Situ Xuan gathered the Malevolent Qi of Black Heart Evil Palm and released it, frightening the Wind Wolves and weakening their coordination.
• Situ Xuan resumed his attack with Malevolent Qi, crushing and corroding the Wind Wolves until their tactics fell apart and the slaughter continued.

Situ Xuan completed the first Soul Spirit Pagoda trial by defeating over a hundred Wind Wolves, impressing Gu Yue with his ruthless fighting style and ambition. They entered the second trial, where Situ Xuan faced thirty-two Violent Bears and killed the first with ease.

• Situ Xuan defeated the last Wind Wolf, completing the first trial as Gu Yue watched in shock.
• Situ Xuan told Gu Yue that he sought power strong enough to break every shackle, protect what he valued, and change certain things.
• Gu Yue announced that the next trial would be harder, and Situ Xuan eagerly entered the second gate with her.
• Thirty-two thousand-year Violent Bears emerged from the hall's eight doors and charged at Situ Xuan.
• Situ Xuan crushed the first bear's paw, pierced its chest, and killed it by squeezing its heart.

Situ Xuan slaughtered the thousand-year Violent Bears in the Octagonal Hall using only overwhelming physical strength, while Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu watched in alarm. With three bears left, he announced that the game should end and began spinning into a black whirlwind.

• Situ Xuan charged into the enraged Violent Bears and killed them with barehanded blows, without using techniques, Soul Skills, or Malevolent Qi.
• Gu Yue watched Situ Xuan's savage fighting and wondered what he was.
• Leng Yaozhu observed the battle on the monitoring screen and questioned what kind of monster Gu Yue had brought back.
• Situ Xuan killed all but five of the thirty-two Violent Bears, then dispatched two more as they attacked him.
• Situ Xuan told the final three Violent Bears that the game should end and spun in place like a black whirlwind.

Situ Xuan crushed the first eight Soul Spirit Pagoda trials with his physical strength while Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu watched him adapt to his power. The ninth trial began when a seven-thousand-five-hundred-year Thunder Beast appeared.

• Situ Xuan defeated the Violent Bears and cleared the third through eighth trials using only punches and kicks.
• Gu Yue realized Situ Xuan was using the trials to master his strength, while Leng Yaozhu was astonished by his power and rapid healing.
• Leng Yaozhu considered recruiting Situ Xuan into the Spirit Pagoda, but Situ Xuan was unconcerned about being noticed because Sun Moon Academy and the Body Sect backed him.
• A technician announced that the ninth trial's guardian was a Thunder Beast of around seven thousand five hundred years.
• A golden pillar of light summoned a small, bright-yellow Thunder Beast surrounded by lightning.

Situ Xuan withstood the Thunder Beast’s lightning unharmed and charged into its second attack using only his physical strength. As he approached the thunder net, he used the Dragon-Turning Breathing Method and began a precise counterattack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Thunder Beast struck Situ Xuan with a powerful bolt of lightning, but he remained unharmed.
• Situ Xuan savored the lightning’s effects and considered how his stacked ten-thousand-year soul rings made his body exceptionally powerful.
• The enraged Thunder Beast formed a massive net of lightning and sent it crashing down toward Situ Xuan.
• Situ Xuan declared the warm-up over and launched himself straight at the thunder net without using Soul Power or activating his martial soul.
• Situ Xuan used the Dragon-Turning Breathing Method to slip past the densest bolts and began making precise movements with his hands.

Situ Xuan dismantled the Thunder Beast’s lightning attacks by striking flaws in their energy structures, then seized the stunned beast and crushed its neck. The Thunder Beast’s eyes dimmed as its lightning form began to break apart.

• Situ Xuan pierced the Thunder Beast’s lightning net at its weak points and dispersed it.
• The enraged Thunder Beast fired a massive lightning pillar at Situ Xuan.
• Situ Xuan struck seven flaws in the pillar, causing it to collapse and explode.
• Situ Xuan dodged the worst of the blast and rushed toward the dazed Thunder Beast.
• Situ Xuan used Big Dipper Dragon Strikes Tiger to crush the lightning structure around the Thunder Beast’s neck.

Situ Xuan defeated the ninth trial’s Thunder Beast with overwhelming physical strength, leaving the observers stunned and Gu Yue questioning whether he had ever fought her at full power. He told her that battle required restraint and that going all out was different from fighting to the death.

• Situ Xuan crushed the seven-thousand-five-hundred-year Thunder Beast and descended after clearing the ninth trial without using a soul skill or Martial Soul Avatar.
• The observers, including Leng Yaozhu, were stunned by Situ Xuan’s strength, while Gu Yue recognized the extraordinary potential of his body.
• Gu Yue wondered whether Situ Xuan had held back during their fight at No. 7 Training Ground and reconsidered how much he needed the Spirit Pagoda.
• Situ Xuan smiled at Gu Yue and said that even in battle one had to know one’s limits, because going all out and fighting to the death were different.

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue continued climbing the Soul Spirit Pagoda, while Mu Ye visited Qiangu Dongfeng at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters to see his disciple. The chapter left Situ Xuan advancing through increasingly powerful trials and Mu Ye being escorted to the viewing area.

• Situ Xuan cleared the ninth trial, declined to stop for the Thunder Beast soul spirit, and headed toward the tenth trial with Gu Yue following.
• Situ Xuan tore through the later trials, defeating groups of Soul Beasts and even ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts with his close-quarters techniques.
• Mu Ye met Qiangu Dongfeng at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters and said he had come to see his last disciple challenge the tower.
• Qiangu Dongfeng exchanged pleasantries with Mu Ye, then sent a black-clad steward to escort him to the Soul Spirit Pagoda's outer viewing area.

After Mu Ye left the council hall, Qiangu Dongfeng summoned the Holy Spirit Cult’s Dark Hummingbird from the shadows. Dark Hummingbird reported that the plan had encountered a variable, while Qiangu’s overwhelming pressure forced him to feel the gulf between their power.

• Mu Ye declined Qiangu Dongfeng’s offer to see him off and followed an attendant out of the council hall.
• Qiangu Dongfeng waited in silence, then ordered someone hiding in the shadows to come out.
• Dark Hummingbird emerged and greeted Qiangu Dongfeng, who demanded to know why he had appeared without permission.
• Dark Hummingbird said the plan had encountered a variable and that the Cult Master wanted Qiangu informed.
• Qiangu Dongfeng’s rank ninety-nine aura overwhelmed Dark Hummingbird, who struggled against the pressure and recognized their vast power difference.