Chapter Summaries

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue moved into the open sea to begin their spar while the Sun Moon Federation and Star Luo Empire fleets followed and observed. Situ Xuan launched the first attack with a lightning-fast punch, leaving Gu Yue to react.

• The Star Luo Vice Dean ordered the Star Glory to follow the Silver Shuttle and observe the spar.
• Major General An Shaojie ordered the Silver Shuttle to record the sea region and analyzed Situ Xuan's reasons for choosing the fight.
• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue moved more than twenty nautical miles from the fleets to a deep-sea area with powerful Soul Beasts nearby.
• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue agreed to fight until one surrendered or could no longer continue, with either able to call for help if their life was in danger.
• Situ Xuan crossed the distance between them in one step and punched toward Gu Yue's face, forcing her instincts to react.

Gu Yue unleashed a seven-element attack against Situ Xuan after defending against his probing punch. Situ Xuan grinned as the overwhelming assault closed in, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Situ Xuan's punch broke through Gu Yue's fire, water, and earth defenses, but wind elements carried her out of range.
• Gu Yue gathered seven elements as observers detected power approaching the Soul Saint threshold, while Situ Xuan remained steady.
• Gu Yue launched Elemental Tide: Sevenfold Waves, combining fire, ice, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space into a compound attack.
• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue's strength with grief and resentment over her past abandonment.
• Situ Xuan smiled savagely as Gu Yue's sevenfold assault bore down on him.

Situ Xuan shattered Gu Yue’s Seven-Fold Elemental Surge with his bare fists and challenged her for standing still while he grew stronger. As he launched himself at her again, Gu Yue’s shock gave way to long-suppressed defiance and fury.

• Situ Xuan fused his physical strength, Soul Power, blood energy, Malevolent Qi, and killing intent into a single overwhelming force.
• Situ Xuan destroyed Gu Yue’s elemental attacks with two punches, enduring the surrounding hurricane without injury.
• Situ Xuan told Gu Yue that she had stopped progressing and declared he would smash her pride and position to pieces.
• Situ Xuan vanished into a waterspout as he charged at Gu Yue, who reacted to his words with rising defiance and fury.

Gu Yue embraced her identity as the Silver Dragon King and met Situ Xuan’s challenge with her awakened power. Their collision unleashed devastating forces over the sea, while Sun Moon Academy students watched in awe and worshiped Situ Xuan.

• Gu Yue declared that her bond was severed and summoned the Silver Dragon King’s bloodline power, revealing a majestic silver dragon phantom.
• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue collided fist and palm, creating a vast shockwave, a temporary hollow in the sea, and a towering tsunami.
• The silver dragon’s pressure shook observers on the ships and made Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline surge.
• Fanatical Sun Moon Academy students watched from the Silver Shuttle and treated Situ Xuan’s battle as an inspiring display of power.
• Situ Xuan’s fist and Gu Yue’s palm remained locked together at the center of the chaos.

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue’s all-out clash escalated as they each used powerful techniques to break through the other’s defenses. Their first direct confrontation ended with both badly wounded and thrown backward across the sea.

• Situ Xuan reinforced his fist with his powers, endured Gu Yue’s silver energy, and attacked her waist with his left fist.
• Gu Yue blocked Situ Xuan’s left fist with a Seven-Colored Light Shield, but the strain made her bleed.
• Gu Yue unleashed Elemental Collapse: Silver Dragon Flash, trapping Situ Xuan’s right fist in destructive silver energy.
• Situ Xuan used Eight Extremes Heaven, Second Form—Sheath Breaker to pierce the silver light and disrupt its structure.
• Gu Yue detonated the incomplete Elemental Collapse, shattering Situ Xuan’s right arm and sending him flying while the backlash drove her backward across the sea.
• The students watching from the Silver Shuttle saw Situ Xuan vomiting blood with his right arm mangled and nearly stopped breathing in shock.

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue acknowledged each other as worthy opponents before agreeing to decide the battle with one final move. Situ Xuan prepared a technique of absolute sharpness, while Gu Yue invoked her authority over the ocean and began gathering its elements into a vast vortex.

• Situ Xuan’s injured arm partly recovered as he steadied himself on the sea, and he praised Gu Yue as the strongest among the younger generation beneath him.
• Gu Yue praised Situ Xuan for breaking her Elemental Collapse and becoming the first peer to push her so far.
• Situ Xuan declared that their warm-up was over and prepared to decide victory with a single move, condensing his powers into an attack of absolute sharpness.
• Gu Yue sensed the danger of Situ Xuan’s technique, revealed her silver eyes, and agreed to his challenge.
• Gu Yue called upon the ocean’s elements, causing seawater across several kilometers to surge into a gigantic vortex and gather at its center.

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue unleashed power that stunned the experts watching from the ships, but Situ Xuan’s Golden Skyline severed Gu Yue’s connection to the elements and forced her to concede. The battle ended with Situ Xuan barely standing and the spectators struggling to believe what they had witnessed.

• Gu Yue drew on the power of heaven and earth to form a destructive vortex and a massive beam of light, forcing the Silver Shuttle and the Star Glory to retreat.
• The experts watching from afar reacted with alarm as Gu Yue and Situ Xuan displayed power comparable to a Spirit Douluo’s.
• Situ Xuan used the Eight Extremes Heaven secret art, Golden Skyline, to split Gu Yue’s beam and sever her control over the surrounding energy.
• Gu Yue conceded as Situ Xuan’s golden slash stopped an inch from her brow.
• The vortex subsided, and Situ Xuan praised Gu Yue before the silent spectators stared at the damage across the sea and sky.

After their devastating duel, Situ Xuan and Gu Yue stood unchallenged aboard the Silver Shuttle as the onlookers weighed their strength and powerful connections. Situ Xuan praised Gu Yue, who knocked his hand off her shoulder.

• Students and representatives aboard the Silver Shuttle stared at Situ Xuan and Gu Yue but did not dare approach them.
• The Shrek students and elders reacted with shock, frustration, and anger, yet Cai Yue'er and Zhuo Shi held back from acting against the pair.
• The onlookers recognized Situ Xuan's ties to Mu Ye, the Body Sect, and the Federation military, as well as Gu Yue's connection to the Spirit Pagoda, and feared the power both had displayed.
• Situ Xuan slapped Gu Yue's shoulder and praised her strength after the duel.
• Gu Yue glared at Situ Xuan and knocked his hand away.

After defeating Gu Yue, Situ Xuan left her with a promise to meet him at the summit, while observers assessed the threat he posed. Tang Wulin recognized Situ Xuan as a mirror for Shrek’s shortcomings and vowed to grow stronger.

• Gu Yue admitted that Situ Xuan had caught her unprepared and vowed to catch up and fight him again, while Situ Xuan said he would wait for her at the summit.
• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue parted, recognizing each other as worthy opponents whose paths and duties could eventually bring them into conflict.
• Major General An Shaojie ordered recovery supplies sent to Situ Xuan and Gu Yue, while the Star Luo Vice Dean ordered the battle data and intelligence on them collected and encrypted.
• Cai Yue'er and Zhuo Shi decided Shrek should avoid making Situ Xuan an enemy for now because of the pressures facing the academy and his backing from Mu Ye and the Federation Military Department.
• Tang Wulin told Xie Xie that Situ Xuan had exposed their weaknesses, then vowed that Shrek would train and grow stronger.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie vowed to grow strong enough to surpass the Sun Moon Academy fighter after the battle at sea. As the ships continued toward Star Luo Continent, the passengers settled into separate nighttime routines, and Situ Xuan stood alone beneath the stars, lost in memory.

• Tang Wulin declared that he and Xie Xie needed to become stronger and aim to join the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xie Xie agreed and said they could not let someone from Sun Moon Academy outdo them.
• Situ Xuan took nutritional fluid and used his techniques to recover while reviewing the battle, as Gu Yue regulated her breathing in another cabin.
• The Silver Shuttle and Star Glory sailed side by side beneath a brilliant starry sky, while a welcoming banquet took place aboard the Star Glory.
• Situ Xuan appeared alone on the Silver Shuttle's observation deck and gazed at the stars with a rare, softened expression.

Situ Xuan and Gu Yue shared a quiet conversation beneath the stars, briefly setting aside their opposing positions and reflecting on the burdens and destinies they carried. Gu Yue thanked Situ Xuan before leaving, while her final remark about the cold wind at the mountaintop lingered between them.

• Situ Xuan stood alone beneath the stars, letting himself rest before returning to his guarded composure when he heard footsteps.
• Gu Yue joined Situ Xuan at the railing and spoke with him about the starry sky and what it meant to them.
• Situ Xuan said the stars were there whether one looked at them or not, and Gu Yue connected his words to unchangeable destinies and responsibilities.
• Gu Yue thanked Situ Xuan for their battle and for his words, and he acknowledged her with a quiet response.
• Gu Yue prepared to leave and remarked that the wind at the mountaintop must be cold.

Situ Xuan left the observation deck after speaking with Gu Yue, while Mu Ye tried to meddle in his love life back in his room. The chapter ended with Mu Ye listing potential matches, including Gu Yue, as Situ Xuan listened without responding.

• Situ Xuan and Gu Yue parted ways beneath the stars, and Situ Xuan left the observation deck with renewed resolve.
• Situ Xuan returned to his private room and found Mu Ye drinking there.
• Mu Ye teased Situ Xuan about ending his conversation with Gu Yue and complained that he focused too much on cultivation and fighting.
• Mu Ye suggested Lily and Yuanen Yehui as potential partners for Situ Xuan.
• Mu Ye praised Gu Yue as another possible match, citing her strength, apparent interest in Situ Xuan, and ties to the Spirit Pagoda.

Mu Ye visited Situ Xuan to discuss his growing fame, the Body Sect, and the dangers of his upcoming journey to Star Luo. After Mu Ye left, Situ Xuan planned to use the Military Department’s treasures to prepare for breaking through to the Six-Turn Golden Body as the Silver Shuttle continued toward Star Luo Continent.

• Mu Ye urged Situ Xuan to pursue romance, then reported that the Body Sect was training hard and that he had deflected the Military Department’s questions about Situ Xuan.
• Mu Ye praised Situ Xuan’s new understanding of rules or will and warned that many powers were watching him before his trip to Star Luo.
• Situ Xuan declined Mu Ye’s offer to follow him, and Mu Ye promised to come to his aid if he sent a signal.
• Mu Ye advised Situ Xuan to use the Military Department’s rare cultivation resources and watch for useful ancient things in Star Luo Continent, then left through the window.
• Situ Xuan examined the Dragon Blood Vine, Earth Core Jade Marrow, and Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus King, planning to combine them with his techniques to break through to the Six-Turn Golden Body.
• Situ Xuan set aside thoughts of romance and began adjusting his body and mind for the breakthrough while the Silver Shuttle sailed toward Star Luo Continent.

Situ Xuan prepared to cultivate in the deep sea as the Silver Shuttle sailed toward the Star Luo Empire, relying on extreme pressure to temper his body. He activated his Ice Crystal Nether Whale Totem and slipped beneath the waves.

• Situ Xuan asked Major General An Shaojie for a detailed nautical chart and marked suitable deep-sea areas along the ship’s route.
• An Shaojie agreed to keep the Silver Shuttle on course and monitor Situ Xuan while he cultivated underwater.
• Situ Xuan changed into pressure-resistant gear and prepared supplies on a maintenance platform.
• Situ Xuan activated the Ice Crystal Nether Whale Totem he had carved after subduing part of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast’s essence soul.
• Situ Xuan leaped into the sea and sank beneath the surface as the totem’s dark-blue halo enveloped him.

Situ Xuan descended into an undersea rift to temper his body against extreme pressure and approach a breakthrough in the Six-Turn Golden Body. As the Silver Shuttle and the Star Glory continued their voyage, he remained deep beneath the sea for forty-nine days.

• Situ Xuan used the Ice Crystal Nether Whale Totem's water-flow affinity to dive smoothly into the deep sea and adapt to the rising pressure.
• Situ Xuan descended past two thousand meters, letting the pressure temper his body while the Cloud Force circulated through his muscles, bones, and tendons.
• Situ Xuan aimed for a rift more than four thousand meters deep, seeking enough pressure to break through the bottleneck he had sensed in the Six-Turn Golden Body.
• An Shaojie ordered the Silver Shuttle to slow down, intensify its detection, and avoid disturbing Situ Xuan as he cultivated.
• The Silver Shuttle and the Star Glory sailed toward the Star Luo Continent for forty-nine days while Situ Xuan remained in the undersea rift.

Situ Xuan spent forty-nine days enduring the crushing pressure and darkness of the deep sea, using the experience to comprehend the Eight Extremes Heaven Ultimate Fighting Technique’s deeper principle of harmonizing his heart and body with heaven and earth. He remained in the abyss, his body and mind changing as he sensed the sea’s pressure, cold, darkness, and the earth’s pulse.

• An Shaojie stopped worrying about Situ Xuan after Mu Ye assured him that Situ Xuan was safe.
• Situ Xuan endured forty-nine days in the deep-sea crevice, where his body was tempered by extreme pressure, cold, and darkness.
• Situ Xuan realized that the Eight Extremes Heaven Ultimate Fighting Technique required him to comprehend heaven and earth and take his own heart and body as the Heaven-Heart.
• Situ Xuan experienced the deep sea’s pressure, cold, and darkness as information and energy, sensing their underlying qualities.
• Situ Xuan perceived the faint pulse of the seabed’s earth veins as his mind and body continued to change.

Situ Xuan broke through to the sixth turn of the Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique, awakening his Golden Body and triggering a massive thundercloud phenomenon over the sea. Mu Ye arrived in Little Red to guard the tribulation and keep others away while Situ Xuan faced it alone.

• After forty-nine days of tempering in the deep sea, Situ Xuan's accumulated power and insights reached a breaking point.
• Situ Xuan completed the breakthrough to the sixth turn, his body radiating dark-gold flames as the seawater was forced into a vast hollow around him.
• Black clouds gathered over nearly a hundred miles of sea, and dark-gold lightning filled the sky in the Golden Body Thunder Cloud Phenomenon.
• Mu Ye arrived in Little Red and recognized that Situ Xuan had to face the tribulation without interference.
• Mu Ye ordered Little Red to activate its shields and weapons and declared a hundred-mile radius around Situ Xuan a restricted zone.

Situ Xuan endured the final, agonizing stage of his Six-Turn Golden Body breakthrough as dark-gold lightning tempered and remade his body beneath the sea. His breakthrough’s immense power drew the attention of authorities and powerful figures across several continents while he realized how to turn heaven and earth’s fury into the foundation of his golden body.

• The crews aboard the Silver Shuttle and the Star Glory witnessed the ocean anomaly, and Major General An Shaojie ordered the ships to combat readiness and reported it to Federation command.
• Tang Wulin sensed his Golden Dragon King bloodline stirring, while Gu Yue recognized Situ Xuan’s aura and watched the distant storm.
• Monitoring centers and powerful figures across the Sun Moon Federation, Shrek Academy, and Spirit Pagoda detected the anomaly and began investigating it.
• Situ Xuan endured the thunderfire’s tempering as it tore apart and reconstructed his bones, muscles, organs, and acupoints.
• Situ Xuan realized that he could transform heaven and earth’s severity and anger into the foundation for forging his golden body.

Situ Xuan endured the final, destructive stage of tempering his golden body as Tang Hao and Ah Yin sensed the disturbance from their hidden attempt to seize the Douluo Plane’s authority. Tang Hao suspected Situ Xuan was behind the powerful fluctuation and recognized him as a threat to Tang San’s plans for Tang Wulin.

• Situ Xuan drew in dark-gold lightning and deep-sea chill to withstand the final wave of heaven-and-earth tempering as he forged his golden body.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin continued occupying part of the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness space and secretly overlaying their wills on the Douluo Plane’s consciousness.
• A violent planar-energy disturbance shook the consciousness space, and Tang Hao and Ah Yin sensed a force devouring deep-sea and planar origins.
• Tang Hao linked the disturbance near the eastern outer sea to Situ Xuan and grew wary of his power.
• Tang Hao concluded that Situ Xuan might threaten Tang Wulin, the central piece in Tang San’s ten-thousand-year plan.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin interfered with Situ Xuan’s lightning tribulation to protect Wulin’s destiny and the Tang family’s plans. Situ Xuan resisted the sabotage as he neared completion of his golden body, while Mu Ye detected the interference but faced the overwhelming pressure of divine wills.

• Tang Hao urged Ah Yin to alter the energy and lightning tribulation around Situ Xuan, arguing that the unknown threat had to be eliminated for Wulin’s sake.
• Ah Yin and Tang Hao used their stolen authority over life energy and the plane to distort the energy and spatial balance around Situ Xuan.
• As Situ Xuan’s golden body neared completion, he sensed the hidden interference and realized someone was sabotaging his tribulation.
• Situ Xuan steadied his mind with the Cloud Heart Art and intensified his efforts to refine the altered energies despite the increased danger.
• Mu Ye’s alarms detected an unknown attempt to interfere with the tribulation, and he angrily searched for the culprit while divine pressure overwhelmed him.