Arc 3The Dragon God’s Contract

Mu Xuanheng strengthened his bonds with Gu Yuena and Qiu'er, battled the Holy Spirit Cult, and began turning the Undead Plane into a refuge where humans and soul beasts could grow together. The arc ended with Zhongli Wu escaping after Mu Xuanheng and his allies stopped his assault near East Sun City.

  • Mu En recovered with Electrolux’s help, while Mu Xuanheng drove off Du Busi and arranged for Huo Yuhao and Body Sect disciples to train through an exchange with Shrek.
  • Mu Xuanheng visited Gu Yuena’s family and brought Gu Yueqiu'er to Shrek, where she enrolled and began cultivating alongside them.
  • Electrolux took Mu Xuanheng as his disciple and tasked him with transforming the Undead Demiplane into a true plane.
  • Mu Xuanheng suppressed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, then tested his soul skills and used Disaster-Fortune Reversal to turn her chill into Ultimate Fire.
  • Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er fought Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination in Sunset Forest, fused their powers, and defeated the Evil Soul Masters.
  • Mu Xuanheng offered Liya a Master-Servant Spirit Contract, then moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into the Undead Plane and explained his plan for humans and soul beasts to form Remote Contracts.
  • After cultivating with the immortal herbs, Mu Xuanheng set out for East Sun City with Gu Yuena, Qiu'er, and Yan Shaozhe to stop the Holy Spirit Cult from exploiting a beast tide.
  • Zhongli Wu attacked the group near East Sun City, but Mu Xuanheng and his allies destroyed the Bone Dragon King and wounded him before he escaped at Rank 98.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Healing Mu En

After Shrek awarded the tournament’s lifelong Seven Devils, Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena received special recognition, and Mu En named Mu Xuanheng the Sea God Pavilion’s next-generation successor. Mu Xuanheng then revealed Electrolux and used Life Gold to restore Mu En’s vitality, leaving the once-paralyzed Ultimate Douluo able to stand.

  • Xian Lin'er announced soul ring, Soul Tool, and soul bone rewards for the lifelong Shrek Seven Devils, while Mu En explained that Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena had separate arrangements.
  • Mu En granted Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena unrestricted access to Shrek’s resources for their independently created Soul Tool system, and the elders and students approved.
  • After the others left, Mu En named Mu Xuanheng the Sea God Pavilion’s next-generation successor, but Mu Xuanheng demanded that they postpone the discussion until he handled something important.
  • Mu En took Mu Xuanheng to a quiet chamber, where Electrolux revealed himself and said he could restore Mu En’s vitality using Life Gold.
  • Electrolux carefully channeled Life Gold’s life force into Mu En, healing his injuries and warped bones until Mu En rose from his wheelchair.

Ch. 52Du Busi

Du Busi led the Body Sect to Shrek Academy and challenged Xuan Zi, demanding the return of a disciple. Mu Xuanheng joined the confrontation and unleashed Snow Empress’s ultimate-level attack, leaving Du Busi stunned and Shrek demanding that he leave.

  • Du Busi called out Xuan Zi above Shrek Academy, prompting the school to prepare for battle while Mu En continued recovering in the Sea God Pavilion.
  • Du Busi and Xuan Zi clashed in the sky, and Du Busi demanded that Shrek hand over a Body Sect disciple, though Xuan Zi denied knowing about him.
  • Mu Xuanheng confronted Du Busi, flew into the sky, and separated the onlookers from the battle with a curtain of fire that he changed into an ice wall.
  • Snow Empress briefly took control of Mu Xuanheng’s power and struck Du Busi with Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Peerless.
  • Du Busi recognized Snow Empress and questioned her breakthrough and allegiance as Mu Xuanheng, weakened by the attack, told him to leave.

Ch. 53Joint Training

Mu Xuanheng persuaded Du Busi to keep Snow Empress’s existence secret and then negotiated an exchange program so Huo Yuhao could train at both Shrek and the Body Sect. The chapter ended with Mu En warning Du Busi that the Sun Moon Empire might be colluding with powerful Evil Soul Masters.

  • Du Busi agreed not to publicize Snow Empress’s appearance, but challenged Mu Xuanheng to repeat his sword strike before Mu En intervened.
  • Mu En stopped Du Busi from taking Huo Yuhao and confirmed that Huo Yuhao had refused to join the Body Sect.
  • Mu Xuanheng invited Du Busi to Sea God Pavilion and proposed joint training instead of having Huo Yuhao permanently join either sect.
  • Mu En explained a future academic record for students trained by multiple academies, and Du Busi accepted Huo Yuhao as an exchange student while sending Body Sect disciples to Shrek.
  • Mu En told Du Busi that the Sun Moon Empire might be colluding with Evil Soul Masters, including one at the Ultimate Douluo level.

Ch. 54Setting Off for the Star Dou Great Forest

Mu Xuanheng struggled with his impatience and his feelings for Gu Yuena while learning new techniques and strengthening his own abilities. After Snow Empress helped him face what he had been avoiding, he reunited with Gu Yuena and prepared to meet her family in a small town.

  • The Sun Moon Empire's emperor dismissed Elder Ma's warning about Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the war's progress stalled.
  • Xiao Hongchen returned to Soul Engineer combat and asked Mu Xuanheng about Battle Armor, while Mu Xuanheng gave him formulas to study.
  • Mu Xuanheng learned Snow Dance Radiant Sun, fused his domains, and developed Thousand Ruins Forbidden Snow Slumber with the Ice and Snow Empresses.
  • Electrolux urged Mu Xuanheng to focus on his cultivation, and Snow Empress pointed out that he was avoiding Gu Yuena because he feared their future conflict.
  • Mu Xuanheng met Gu Yuena, explained his recent absence, and learned that her family lived in a small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ch. 55Guyue Family

Gu Yuena brought Mu Xuanheng to her family’s estate, where Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun disguised themselves as her relatives and household staff. The Ice Emperor and Snow Empress discovered that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King, the Soul Beasts’ common ruler.

  • Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun complained about disguising themselves as humans while preparing to welcome Gu Yuena and Mu Xuanheng.
  • Gu Yuena brought Mu Xuanheng to a small city, where Di Tian greeted her as her butler and Xiong Jun and Bi Ji posed as security and the head maid.
  • The Ice Emperor and Snow Empress recognized Di Tian and realized that Gu Yuena must be someone powerful enough to command him.
  • Bi Ji led Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena to a divided hot spring, where Mu Xuanheng’s Soul Power advanced to rank 42.
  • Mu Xuanheng confirmed that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King, leaving Snow Empress to conclude that she could only be his second wife.

Ch. 56Gu Yueqiu'er

Mu Xuanheng met Gu Yuena’s younger sister, Gu Yueqiu'er, and faced questions from the soul beasts about their talents and his unusual soul rings. Gu Yuena stopped Di Tian’s interrogation, leaving Mu Xuanheng’s connection to a near-divine legacy only partly explained.

  • Gu Yuena teased Mu Xuanheng in the hot spring before Gu Yueqiu'er interrupted them and called them to dinner.
  • At dinner, Mu Xuanheng recognized Gu Yueqiu'er as the Emperor Rui Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and asked why she had not been sent to Shrek.
  • Gu Yueqiu'er revealed her Golden Dragon martial soul and three soul rings, prompting Mu Xuanheng to challenge Gu Yuena’s claim that her talent was poor.
  • Gu Yueqiu'er asked about Mu Xuanheng’s orange soul rings, and he said they came from a special opportunity that he had not fully researched.
  • Bi Ji asked whether his opportunity came from a god, and Mu Xuanheng described it as a legacy from an existence close to one.
  • Di Tian tried to press Mu Xuanheng for more details, but Gu Yuena stopped him and reminded him that Mu Xuanheng was her guest.

Ch. 57I'll Take Care of Her

Mu Xuanheng sparred with Gu Yueqiu'er and protected her when Gu Yuena's attack nearly hit her. After Bi Ji treated his burns, Gu Yueqiu'er asked to study at Shrek, and Mu Xuanheng promised to take care of her while Gu Yuena objected.

  • Mu Xuanheng teased Gu Yueqiu'er while they waited for Gu Yuena, and she pointed out a Golden Hawksbill Turtle suffering Gu Yuena's punishment.
  • Gu Yueqiu'er challenged Mu Xuanheng to spar, but he defeated her several times using different powers before agreeing to a close-range fight.
  • Gu Yueqiu'er attacked Mu Xuanheng with her Golden Dragon Spear and Golden Dragon Head, and Gu Yuena's fireball struck toward her.
  • Mu Xuanheng threw Gu Yueqiu'er to safety and scattered Gu Yuena's fireball with one hand, leaving his hand burned.
  • Bi Ji treated Mu Xuanheng, and Gu Yuena scolded Gu Yueqiu'er for sparring without protection.
  • Gu Yueqiu'er asked to attend Shrek, and Mu Xuanheng said he would take care of her while Gu Yuena refused.

Ch. 58Go Two Return Three

Mu Xuanheng brought Gu Yuena and Gu Yueqiu'er back to Shrek Academy, where Qiu'er enrolled as a transfer student. His blunt comments about his relationships with the sisters sparked campus-wide gossip, while Xuan Zi returned to discover he had lost track of them.

  • Bi Ji left Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Gu Yueqiu'er near Shrek City, while Xuan Zi searched elsewhere after abandoning his pursuit of them.
  • Mu Xuanheng took Gu Yueqiu'er to Yan Shaozhe, who enrolled the twelve-year-old Golden Dragon Soul Master at Level 39 and agreed she could stay with Gu Yuena.
  • Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Gu Yueqiu'er toured campus and ate together, then Mu Xuanheng chased away students who approached Qiu'er.
  • Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan joined the group, and Mu Xuanheng declared that Gu Yuena belonged to him while Gu Yueqiu'er did not yet.
  • Xu Sanshi's connections spread gossip about Mu Xuanheng and the sisters throughout Shrek, and Xuan Zi returned to learn that Mu Xuanheng had brought Qiu'er to the academy.

Ch. 59Pause Battle Armor, Become a Disciple of the Remnant Soul

Mu Xuanheng continued to balance Battle Armor research and cultivation as Qiu'er joined him and Gu Yuena, while Electrolux finished developing an Equal Contract. Electrolux agreed to teach Mu Xuanheng as his disciple, but insisted that his remnant soul—not the original Electrolux—was the one who should live on.

  • Mu En reprimanded Xuan Zi for repeatedly failing to protect Mu Xuanheng and sent him into seclusion to seek a breakthrough.
  • Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena decided to pause their Battle Armor research and focus on raising their Soul Power Levels, while Qiu'er asked to cultivate near them.
  • Mu Xuanheng spent time with Gu Yuena, Qiu'er, and the Snow Empress as his soul power steadily increased.
  • Electrolux told Mu Xuanheng he had created a reproducible Equal Contract suited to their world.
  • Mu Xuanheng asked to inherit Electrolux's path and vowed to revive him, but Electrolux explained that his remnant soul had chosen to live on and agreed to teach him as a disciple.

Ch. 60Methods of Transmission

Mu Xuanheng trained in Electrolux’s methods of purification, death aura, and the Undead Demiplane, then considered creating a soul skill that combined life and death. Electrolux tasked him with transforming the demiplane into a true world so Mu Xuanheng could control it alone, but their training ended when the Light Phoenix arrived.

  • Electrolux had Mu Xuanheng practice controlling death aura and assigned him the task of turning the Undead Demiplane into a true plane.
  • Mu Xuanheng demonstrated his purification power and used Disaster-Fortune Reversal to convert death aura into vitality aura and back again.
  • Mu Xuanheng proposed creating a method that combined life and death, and Electrolux told him he would have to develop the Self-Created Soul Skill himself.
  • Electrolux explained that transforming the Undead World would give Mu Xuanheng sole control and protect it from others who might encounter Electrolux’s remnant soul.
  • Electrolux told Mu Xuanheng that the Light Phoenix had arrived.

Ch. 61Soul King

Mu Xuanheng reached rank 51 and prepared to test his fifth soul skill at Sea God Pavilion. After suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and receiving Mu En’s Bright Holy Dragon core, he faced a test against Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao.

  • Yan Shaozhe visited Mu Xuanheng and offered to accompany him to hunt a soul beast, but Mu Xuanheng said he could produce soul rings himself.
  • Yan Shaozhe brought Mu Xuanheng to Ma Xiaotao, whose evil fire had become difficult to endure while she waited for Huo Yuhao to return.
  • Mu Xuanheng used Emperor Palm, Great Cold No Snow to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire until Huo Yuhao returned.
  • Mu En gave Mu Xuanheng the dragon core of a Bright Holy Dragon and asked what he had learned from his master.
  • Mu En arranged for Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao to test Mu Xuanheng’s fifth soul skill and self-created soul skill.

Ch. 62Sin Dragon Prison Judgment

Mu Xuanheng demonstrated his self-created soul skill by freezing Ma Xiaotao, then used Disaster-Fortune Reversal to give her Ultimate Fire and reduce her evil fire. He revealed that his fifth soul skill, Sin Dragon Prison Judgment, transferred negative statuses and empowered attacks according to an opponent’s sins, leaving Yan Shaozhe and Mu En astonished by its power.

  • Mu Xuanheng warned that Ma Xiaotao might not withstand his self-created soul skill, but she insisted on testing it.
  • Mu Xuanheng used Thousand Ruins Forbidden Snow Slumber to freeze Ma Xiaotao in her Martial Soul Avatar, and Mu En freed her after Mu Xuanheng withdrew the skill.
  • Mu Xuanheng used Disaster-Fortune Reversal on Ma Xiaotao, turning the chill into Ultimate Fire and nearly eliminating her evil fire.
  • Ma Xiaotao thanked Mu Xuanheng, left to recover and comprehend the Ultimate Fire, and said she would defeat him someday.
  • Mu Xuanheng explained that Sin Dragon Prison Judgment transferred his own negative statuses to opponents and strengthened attacks according to subjective and objective judgments of their sins.
  • Yan Shaozhe and Mu En discussed the soul skill’s broad judgment criteria and its combinations with Mu Xuanheng’s other abilities, while Yan Shaozhe admitted he did not want to face it.

Ch. 63Heading to Sunset Forest

Mu Xuanheng planned a dangerous trip to Sunset Forest to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Gu Yuena and Qiu'er argued over who would accompany him. He agreed to take both sisters and left Shrek City with them.

  • Snow Empress and Ice Empress teased Mu Xuanheng about testing his Soul Skills with Ma Xiaotao, and Gu Yuena and Qiu'er confronted him after finding the frosted Ma Xiaotao.
  • Mu Xuanheng explained what had happened and soothed Qiu'er and Na'er after they questioned his visit to Ma Xiaotao.
  • Mu Xuanheng decided to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and told Gu Yuena and Qiu'er he planned to leave soon.
  • Gu Yuena argued that she should accompany Mu Xuanheng, while Qiu'er insisted that she should go too.
  • Mu Xuanheng agreed to take both Gu Yuena and Qiu'er, and the three flew out of Shrek City toward Sunset Forest.

Ch. 64Sunset Forest

Mu Xuanheng traveled with Gu Yuena and Qiu'er toward Sunset Forest to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Xian Lin'er secretly protected them. After entering the forest and pausing to recover, they sensed a growing scent of blood and resentment.

  • Yan Shaozhe assigned Xian Lin'er to protect Mu Xuanheng while he pursued a chance to advance.
  • Mu Xuanheng carried Gu Yuena and Qiu'er toward Sunset Forest, and they discussed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the Snow Empress's past tribulation.
  • Mu Xuanheng and his companions attracted attention as they flew across the continent, then landed and walked through Sunset Forest.
  • Gu Yuena suggested killing nearby ten-year soul beasts, but Mu Xuanheng raised stone walls to keep them from following the group into danger.
  • The group stopped on a hill to recover Soul Power, and Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, Qiu'er, and hidden Xian Lin'er grew alert as the wind carried a strong scent of blood and resentment.

Ch. 65The Abomination of Ten Thousand Souls

Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination took Yan Feng and Wang Xiaolei to hunt soul beasts and strengthen them for the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament. After fleeing two fierce beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, they continued to Sunset Forest, where they found only weak soul beasts.

  • Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination received Zhongli Wu's order to train Yan Feng and Wang Xiaolei by gathering blood food, and chose the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Xiong Jun and Scarlet King encountered the Evil Soul Masters killing soul beasts near the forest's outskirts and chased them away.
  • Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination escaped with Yan Feng and Wang Xiaolei, then learned that Yan Feng was a rank 69 Soul Emperor and Wang Xiaolei was a rank 61 Soul Emperor.
  • Ten Thousand Soul led the group to a nearby forest to gather soul beasts and help Yan Feng advance to Soul Sage.
  • Yan Feng complained that the soul beasts were too weak, and Ten Thousand Soul identified the forest as Sunset Forest.

Ch. 66Facing the Holy Spirit Cult

Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er confronted four Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters in Sunset Forest and killed Yan Feng and Wang Xiaolei. Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination attacked them in fury, but Xian Lin'er stepped forward to face the two Title Douluo.

  • Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er found Ten Thousand Souls, Abomination, Yan Feng, and Wang Xiaolei draining blood and souls, then charged after Xian Lin'er arrived to support them.
  • Ten Thousand Souls recognized Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena, and Yan Feng and Wang Xiaolei attacked the trio.
  • Mu Xuanheng fought Yan Feng while Qiu'er and Gu Yuena overwhelmed Wang Xiaolei, impaling him to death with their spears.
  • Mu Xuanheng used Sin Dragon Prison Judgment to kill Yan Feng after severing his arm with a sword strike.
  • Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination released their nine-ring Martial Souls and threatened Mu Xuanheng, but Xian Lin'er answered that they lacked the ability to defeat her.

Ch. 67Mermaid Princess Liya

Xian Lin'er fought Abomination Douluo and Ten Thousand Soul Douluo while Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena recognized the latter as an old enemy. Ten Thousand Soul Douluo unleashed Mermaid Princess Liya and her mournful song, and the chapter ended as Mu Xuanheng used Disaster-Fortune Reversal.

  • Xian Lin'er confronted Ten Thousand Soul Douluo and Abomination Douluo, while Mu Xuanheng recalled their old grudge with Ten Thousand Soul Douluo.
  • Ten Thousand Soul Douluo summoned Liya, a captive Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beast, whose song disrupted Xian Lin'er’s fight.
  • Xian Lin'er used a specially designed Soul Tool to destroy most of the eleven Sea Soul Beast wraiths attacking Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er.
  • Liya’s powerful dirge weakened the fighters, but Abomination Douluo and Xian Lin'er used countermeasures to resist it.
  • Mu Xuanheng took Gu Yuena’s and Qiu’er’s hands and activated Disaster-Fortune Reversal.

Ch. 68Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill

Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena unleashed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination, severely wounding both Evil Soul Masters. As the battle continued and Xian Lin'er struggled to protect them, Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Gu Yueqiu'er joined together in a three-person fusion and became Mu Xuanheng's adult form.

  • Mu Xuanheng used Disaster-Fortune Reversal with the Gu Yue sisters to turn the mermaid's mournful song into an enhancement, and their ultimate elements attacked Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination.
  • Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena performed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that took the form of a nine-colored dragon and struck both Evil Soul Masters, leaving them severely wounded.
  • Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination counterattacked with wraiths and chains, while Xian Lin'er shielded Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena from the assault.
  • Electrolux offered to take over Mu Xuanheng's body, but Mu Xuanheng refused after sensing that Gu Yueqiu'er could join the fusion.
  • Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Gu Yueqiu'er fused into Mu Xuanheng's adult form, combining his soul skills, Gu Yuena's elemental control, and Qiu'er's ultimate strength.

Ch. 69Contract Is Not the Answer

Mu Xuanheng killed Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination with the Good and Evil Dragon God Transformation, then used his Contract martial soul to save Liya as a spirit contract beast. He explained how contracts worked and warned Gu Yuena that expanding them would not resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts, leaving her to reconsider her hope for a solution.

  • Mu Xuanheng used Sin Dragon Prison Judgment to destroy Ten Thousand Soul and Abomination, and Xian Lin'er was forced to kneel before the Dragon God’s pressure.
  • After the fusion skill exhausted him, Mu Xuanheng accepted Xian Lin'er's recovery aid and noticed Liya fading away.
  • Mu Xuanheng offered Liya a Master-Servant Spirit Contract, and she accepted so she could survive and try to prevent her mother from starting a beast tide.
  • Mu Xuanheng explained the different contracts and revealed that one soul beast could provide all nine soul rings.
  • Gu Yuena imagined that contracts might end the conflict between humans and soul beasts, but Mu Xuanheng argued that widespread use would eventually endanger soul beasts.

Ch. 70Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolutes Flower

Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er continued toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Gu Yuena confronted the threat the poisonous Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolutes Flowers posed to other soul beasts. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill unleashed elemental power to clear the mountain, while Xian Lin'er followed behind them.

  • Mu Xuanheng soothed Gu Yuena's fears about the conflict between humans and soul beasts and promised to explain his ideas for protecting them.
  • Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena kissed, then Qiu'er demanded and received attention from him as well.
  • Mu Xuanheng told Gu Yuena and Qiu'er that they had come to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the trio left Xian Lin'er behind as they entered the poisonous miasma.
  • Gu Yuena recognized the vast field of Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolutes Flowers as a deadly barrier around the well and ordered the flowers cleared so other soul beasts could live there.
  • The trio used their Good and Evil Dragon God Transformation to freeze the flowers with the Snow Dance Ultimate Ice Domain, then switched to blazing elemental power to strip the mountain bare as Xian Lin'er approached.

Ch. 71Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er cleared a path to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and confronted Youyou, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Aromatic Silk Beauty. They forced her to surrender Tang San's book, preserved its knowledge, and burned the original.

  • Mu Xuanheng and the other two wiped out the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolutes Flowers, then asked Xian Lin'er to guard the area while they went deeper.
  • The trio fought through the blue vines and reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they found a valley filled with thriving plants and dense life energy.
  • Youyou confronted them, and Mu Xuanheng summoned Liya before accusing Tang San of manipulating the plants and demanding what he had given them.
  • Mu Xuanheng opened a gate to the undead demi-plane and used three bone dragons to pressure Youyou into handing over Tang San's book.
  • Mu Xuanheng recorded the book's knowledge in the demi-plane, burned the original, and told Youyou that only she would know how to use it.

Ch. 72Overall Relocation

Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into the Undead Demiplane, where Mu Xuanheng planned to reshape the realm into a home for soul beasts and a foundation for peaceful human-soul beast contracts. The herbs were forced to relocate, and Gu Yuena ended by deciding to take some of them to eat.

  • Mu Xuanheng tested the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well but found that his Ultimate Ice made its waters ineffective, while Gu Yuena awakened the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings with her blood.
  • The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings sided with Gu Yuena, and Youyou handed over its Aromatic Silk Heart under their pressure.
  • Mu Xuanheng opened the Undead Plane, and he and Gu Yuena moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its surrounding mountain into it, sealing the deathly aura away from the plants.
  • Mu Xuanheng explained his plan to turn the demiplane into a living realm where humans and soul beasts could form Remote Contracts and grow stronger without killing one another.
  • Gu Yuena decided to take some immortal herbs to eat as repayment, despite the herbs' protests.

Ch. 73Causing Chaos

Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er gathered and refined immortal herbs, strengthening their cultivation before Mu Xuanheng prepared to confront the Holy Spirit Cult in the Sun Moon Empire. Shrek Academy publicly warned the continent about the cult as Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena set out to prevent it from growing stronger through a beast tide.

  • Qiu'er gained recognition from Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Mu Xuanheng divided the immortal herbs among himself, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er.
  • Mu Xuanheng and Gu Yuena refined their herbs in seclusion, while Qiu'er reached Rank 59 and fought in the inner courtyard to stabilize her cultivation.
  • At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Xian Lin'er reported the Holy Spirit Cult's growing strength, and the elders decided to increase protection for Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Gu Yueqiu'er.
  • After emerging from seclusion, Mu Xuanheng gave Mu En a Heaven and Earth Creation Pill for Old Xuan and explained that he planned to travel to East Sun City to stop the Holy Spirit Cult from exploiting a beast tide.
  • Mu En agreed to send Yan Shaozhe with Mu Xuanheng and ordered Shrek Academy to publicly warn others that the Holy Spirit Cult was a powerful Evil Soul Master organization.

Ch. 74Sea Princess

Mu Xuanheng and his companions traveled to East Sun City to reunite Liya with her mother and avert a conflict between the merfolk and the Sun Moon Empire. The Sea Princess accepted Liya’s choice but refused to help Gu Yuena, and a powerful enemy appeared at the end.

  • Zhongli Wu learned that Ten Thousand Souls and Abomination had been killed, while Xu Tianran declared the Holy Spirit Cult the Sun Moon Empire’s state religion and named Ye Xishui Imperial Preceptor.
  • Yan Shaozhe led Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er toward East Sun City, where Mu Xuanheng explained that he had formed a Contract with Liya and that his strength had increased.
  • Snow Empress warned the group that Liya’s mother was a 600,000-year-old Sea Princess, while East Sun City’s forces prepared for a sea beast tide.
  • Liya summoned the Sea Princess, who attacked Yan Shaozhe before Liya and Snow Empress convinced her that the group meant no harm.
  • The Sea Princess agreed to let Liya follow Mu Xuanheng, but refused Gu Yuena’s request for help and apologized for the danger posed by her people.
  • An unknown enemy arrived and said that killing Mu Xuanheng would let them reach Level 98.

Ch. 75The Great Battle with Zhongli Wu

Zhongli Wu attacked Yan Shaozhe, Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and the Sea Princess, overwhelming them until Mu Xuanheng reversed his Death God's Needle and joined with Gu Yuena and Qiu'er in a powerful fusion. Though their attacks forced Zhongli Wu to flee, he survived and broke through to Rank 98.

  • Zhongli Wu revealed himself as the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult and attacked Yan Shaozhe while the Bone Dragon King joined the battle.
  • Zhongli Wu struck Yan Shaozhe with Death God's Needle, but Mu Xuanheng used Disaster-Fortune Reversal to turn its Flame of Decay into the Inextinguishable Fire.
  • Mu Xuanheng, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er formed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, bringing forth Gu Yuena's Good and Evil Dragon God Transformation, which destroyed the Bone Dragon King.
  • Mu Xuanheng's Sin Dragon Prison Judgment weakened Zhongli Wu, and the Sea Princess strengthened the group as they launched another attack.
  • Zhongli Wu escaped the attack, and the Sea Princess explained that the threat of death had driven him to break through to Rank 98.
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