Chapter Summaries

Liu Yuan was expelled from Shrek Academy after six years of blindness and stagnant Soul Power, but a painful overnight transformation restored his sight and awakened his Double Pupils. After his Soul Power surged to level twenty, he fled Shrek and headed toward the Body Sect.

• Du Weilun told Liu Yuan that Shrek had expelled him because his Soul Power remained at level nine and his Martial Soul seemed crippled.
• Xuan Zi rejected Du Weilun's plea to let Liu Yuan stay, insisting that Shrek's resources should go to students with potential.
• Liu Yuan packed his belongings and prepared to leave Shrek, believing he could survive as an ordinary person.
• During the night, Liu Yuan's eyes burned painfully until his bandages burst and his vision returned; his gaze twisted the dormitory's iron bars.
• Liu Yuan discovered that his Double Pupils had awakened and his Soul Power had risen to level twenty, then decided to flee to the Body Sect.
• Liu Yuan left his dormitory for the academy gates, and two figures arrived outside his room shortly afterward.

After Liu Yuan left Shrek Academy, he planned to reach the Star Dou Great Forest and claim the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as his first Soul Ring. He tested his Double Pupils’ spatial distortion ability and set out toward the forest.

• Du Weilun and Xuan Zi found Liu Yuan’s empty dorm room and sensed an unusual spiritual fluctuation, but Xuan Zi dismissed it as meaningless.
• Du Weilun noticed the dormitory’s refined iron window rails had been twisted into spirals, while Xuan Zi blamed Liu Yuan for damaging academy property and left.
• Liu Yuan ate breakfast in Shrek City and decided to seek the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which he believed was suited to his Double Pupils.
• Concerned about entering the Star Dou Great Forest alone, Liu Yuan went to a secluded forest to practice the power awakened in his eyes.
• Liu Yuan used spatial distortion to twist and snap a tree at range, then headed south toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Liu Yuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest hoping to find Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the Double Pupil’s Insight helped him survive and defeat Soul Beasts. After a month of searching without success, he abandoned the hunt and resolved to find Soul Rings suited to the Double Pupil instead.

• Liu Yuan used the Double Pupil’s Insight to evade a Wind Baboon’s attack and kill it with his Soul Tool blade.
• Liu Yuan searched the Outer Zone for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while fighting increasingly dangerous Soul Beasts, but found no trace of it.
• Liu Yuan expanded his search toward the Mixed Zone and narrowly escaped a ten-thousand-year Demon Ape.
• Liu Yuan admitted that searching for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was too dangerous and decided to seek Soul Rings that would bring out the Double Pupil’s strengths.

Liu Yuan chose to pursue a Soul Master path centered on lethal mental attacks and hunted a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf for his First Soul Ring. He killed the roughly seven-hundred-year-old beast with his Double Pupils and prepared to absorb its ring.

• Liu Yuan decided his first soul skill should be a powerful single-target mental attack and selected the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf as his target.
• After searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a week, Liu Yuan found a roughly seven-hundred-year-old Three-Eyed Demon Wolf near a cave.
• The Three-Eyed Demon Wolf attacked Liu Yuan with Spirit Pierce, but his Double Pupils shattered the attack and sent a Spirit Backlash into the beast.
• Liu Yuan used Double Pupils—Distortion to twist apart and kill the dazed Three-Eyed Demon Wolf, nearly exhausting himself.
• A deep yellow Soul Ring rose from the corpse, and Liu Yuan sat down to absorb his First Soul Ring.

After absorbing the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf’s Soul Ring, Liu Yuan reached level twenty-one and tested his powerful new Spirit Ray Soul Skill. While searching for a healing or life-force Soul Beast to serve as his second Soul Ring, he followed the smell of grilled fish and discovered Huo Yuhao and his companions in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Liu Yuan suppressed the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf’s lingering resentment and absorbed its Soul Ring, advancing to Soul Power Level twenty-one.
• Liu Yuan used his first soul skill, Spirit Ray, to slice through a granite slab and found that the attack was powerful, precise, and inexpensive to use.
• Liu Yuan decided to seek a second Soul Ring that could improve his survivability, but spent half a month searching without finding a suitable Soul Beast.
• Liu Yuan smelled grilled fish and suspected that Huo Yuhao was nearby, so he stealthily followed the scent.
• Liu Yuan spotted Huo Yuhao grilling fish beside a stream with a young man and a girl.

Liu Yuan joined Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao after meeting them in the Star Dou Great Forest, and he hid his grievance against Shrek Academy while they condemned the faction that had cast him out. The group then encountered a thousand-year Soul Spider that Liu Yuan wanted for his Second Spirit Ring.

• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao confronted Liu Yuan when he emerged from hiding, then shared grilled fish with him and welcomed him into their group.
• Liu Yuan traveled with the three for two days as they searched the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang Ya asked about Liu Yuan's family, and he claimed his parents had died on a mission for a major faction that later drove him out with little compensation.
• Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, and Bei Bei condemned the unnamed faction, while Liu Yuan kept quiet that he meant Shrek Academy.
• Liu Yuan spotted a thousand-year Soul Spider and asked the group to help him defeat it so he could obtain his Second Spirit Ring.

Liu Yuan joined Bei Bei and the Shrek Reserve Squad in fighting a regenerating Thousand-Year Soul Spider, then used Spirit Ray to strike its exposed weak point and kill it. A purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring rose from the corpse as Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were left stunned.

• Bei Bei accepted Liu Yuan's request for help and assigned the Shrek Reserve Squad roles in fighting the Soul Spider.
• Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection while Tang Ya restrained the Soul Spider with Blue Silver Grass and Bei Bei attacked it with thunder.
• Bei Bei repeatedly wounded the Soul Spider, but its strange gray light healed its injuries and restored its severed legs.
• Liu Yuan used his Double Pupil and Huo Yuhao's detection to discover that the Soul Spider's head became vulnerable when it regenerated.
• Liu Yuan fired Spirit Ray into the Soul Spider's exposed weak point, killing it and producing a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were stunned by Liu Yuan's attack.

Liu Yuan killed the soul spider by striking the weak point exposed when it concentrated energy to heal, then began absorbing its thousand-year soul ring. After about an hour, two soul rings—one yellow and one purple—rose beneath his feet.

• Liu Yuan explained to Bei Bei and Tang Ya that he had detonated the soul spider’s gathered energy at its vulnerable healing point.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether Liu Yuan also had a Spirit Eye martial soul, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that Liu Yuan’s spiritual power was far more condensed and powerful.
• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao guarded Liu Yuan as he sat beside the corpse and began absorbing the purple thousand-year soul ring.
• After about an hour, Liu Yuan drew in the surrounding energy, and a yellow soul ring and a purple soul ring rose beneath his feet.

After absorbing a thousand-year soul ring from the soul spider, Liu Yuan revealed his second soul skill, Undying Body, by cutting off his own hand and regrowing it. Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao were left stunned by his regeneration.

• Tang Ya and Bei Bei praised Liu Yuan for absorbing a thousand-year second soul ring, while Huo Yuhao felt envious of his progress.
• Liu Yuan's newly increased spiritual power overwhelmed the others when he opened his eyes, and he apologized after regaining control of it.
• Bei Bei asked about Liu Yuan's second soul skill, and Liu Yuan explained that it was a recovery-type ability and asked Bei Bei to attack him to test it.
• When Bei Bei refused, Liu Yuan cut off his own left hand with a dagger to demonstrate the skill.
• Liu Yuan activated Undying Body, and his bones, flesh, and skin regenerated a complete left hand within moments.

Liu Yuan showed the Shrek trio that his Second Soul Skill could regenerate his body as long as his Spirit Power remained, then helped Tang Ya obtain her Third Spirit Ring. As he prepared to leave for the Body Sect, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect and study at Shrek.

• Liu Yuan explained that his Undying Body could repair any injury unless his Spirit Sea was destroyed or his Spirit Power ran out.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yuhao that his own Spirit Eye could not replicate Liu Yuan's ability and that he lacked the Spirit Power to sustain it.
• Liu Yuan stayed with Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao for three more days, helping them search for Soul Beasts and defeating a Wind Baboon that nearly injured Tang Ya.
• The group killed a thirteen-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake, and Tang Ya absorbed its Soul Ring to become a Soul Elder.
• Liu Yuan announced that he was leaving for the Body Sect, but Tang Ya stopped him and invited him to join the Tang Sect and study at Shrek.

Liu Yuan refused Tang Ya and Bei Bei’s invitation to join the Tang Sect and attend Shrek Academy, explaining that he intended to seek the Body Sect to pursue his Body Martial Soul. After he left, Bei Bei and Tang Ya hoped he might eventually come to Shrek City, and the group prepared to return to Shrek.

• Huo Yuhao eagerly hoped Liu Yuan would join the Tang Sect and go to Shrek Academy, but Liu Yuan firmly refused Tang Ya and Bei Bei’s invitation.
• Liu Yuan said the Body Sect was better suited to his goal of reaching the limits of the body, and Bei Bei recognized it as a reclusive sect that accepted only Body Martial Souls.
• Liu Yuan said farewell to Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao, then walked away into the forest to search for the Body Sect.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao lamented Liu Yuan’s departure, while Bei Bei suggested he might fail to find the sect and later seek them out at Shrek.
• Bei Bei told Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao it was time to set off, and the group prepared to return to Shrek.

After Mu En learned that Xuan Zi had expelled Liu Yuan, he ordered Shrek Academy to bring him back, while Bei Bei told him about the remarkable Huo Yuhao and Liu Yuan. Alone on the road to the Heaven Dou Empire, Liu Yuan heard something moving in the bushes beside his campfire.

• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek City, where Bei Bei helped Huo Yuhao enroll before heading to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En learned that Xuan Zi had expelled Liu Yuan and criticized the decision, then discovered that Liu Yuan’s whereabouts were unknown.
• Bei Bei told Mu En about Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye and Liu Yuan’s powerful Double Pupil abilities, explaining that Liu Yuan had refused to join Shrek because he wanted to find the Body Sect.
• Mu En decided Shrek should bring Liu Yuan back and summoned people to carry out the search.
• Liu Yuan camped by a river near the Star Dou Great Forest and cooked fish, but stopped eating when he heard movement in a nearby bush.

Liu Yuan shared food with Vina and Mu Xue’s escort, then saved them from Bloodthirsty Demon Bats and healed a poisoned mercenary. After learning the girls’ names, he recognized Vina as a princess and realized she could help him find the Body Sect.

• Tie Feng and his Iron Blood Mercenary Group asked Liu Yuan for food, and he shared his grilled fish with them.
• Liu Yuan spotted Bloodthirsty Demon Bats diving toward the camp and warned the group.
• Liu Yuan killed the attacking bats with Laser Eye, then used his Second Soul Skill to heal a mercenary poisoned by a bite.
• Vina introduced herself and Mu Xue to Liu Yuan after thanking him for saving them.
• Liu Yuan recognized Vina as the Heaven Dou Empire’s princess and thought she could lead him to the Body Sect.

Liu Yuan revealed his Double Pupil Body Martial Soul and his desire to join the Body Sect, prompting Vina to offer to take him there. After traveling with Vina, Mu Xue, and the mercenaries, he reached the sect’s remote mountain range with them.

• Liu Yuan told Vina and Mu Xue that his Double Pupil was a Body Martial Soul and that he hoped to find and join the Body Sect.
• Vina revealed that she was a Body Sect disciple and offered to recommend Liu Yuan for membership.
• Liu Yuan traveled with Vina, Mu Xue, and Tie Feng’s mercenaries, earning their goodwill with his help and conversation.
• Vina changed their route so they could take Liu Yuan directly to the Body Sect instead of returning to Tianhun City.
• Vina led Liu Yuan to the mist-covered mountains and told him the Body Sect was a little farther ahead.

Vina brought Liu Yuan to the Body Sect so he could take the entry test for his Eye Martial Soul. After introducing him to Long Aotian and the other young disciples, she led him to the Elder Hall, where his assessment was about to begin.

• Vina presented her token at the Body Sect gate and introduced Liu Yuan as a friend seeking to join the sect.
• Vina showed Liu Yuan the sect's training grounds and explained that an elder would test his Martial Soul, potential, and strength.
• Long Aotian, Wang Yanfeng, Chen Lü, and Gu Tong greeted Vina and met Liu Yuan, who learned they were prominent young disciples.
• Vina told her friends she had reached level twenty-two after absorbing a thousand-year Golden Silk Demon Ape Soul Ring.
• Vina brought Liu Yuan to the Elder Hall and prepared to speak with the recruitment elder so his tests could begin.

Liu Yuan underwent the Body Sect’s entrance test in the Elder Hall and revealed an astonishing Soul Power Level of twenty-three at age twelve. His results impressed Elder Chen and the others, while Long Aotian began to see him as a worthy rival.

• Vina brought Liu Yuan before Elder Chen and asked him to test Liu Yuan for entry into the Body Sect.
• Elder Chen recorded Liu Yuan’s name, age, and Double Pupil Martial Soul before asking him to channel Soul Power into a crystal ball.
• Liu Yuan’s Soul Power made the crystal ball shine intensely, and Elder Chen announced that Liu Yuan was Level twenty-three.
• Long Aotian, Wang Yanfeng, Chen Lü, and Gu Tong were stunned by Liu Yuan’s strength.
• Long Aotian welcomed the prospect of having Liu Yuan as a rival and wondered whether he could achieve a Gold Grade Second Awakening.

Liu Yuan underwent the Body Sect’s test for Second Martial Soul Awakening potential after demonstrating his exceptional Soul Power. The test revealed Golden Grade potential, and Elder Chen ordered someone to notify the Sect Master.

• Elder Chen explained the grades of Second Martial Soul Awakening potential and prepared the testing array for Liu Yuan.
• Long Aotian predicted that Liu Yuan might possess Golden Grade potential, surprising the other disciples.
• Liu Yuan entered the array, released his eye Martial Soul, and watched the test light rise from Black Iron through Bronze and Silver to Gold.
• Elder Chen confirmed Liu Yuan had Golden Grade potential and called for someone to notify the Sect Master.

After Liu Yuan displayed Gold Grade Second Awakening potential, Du Busi personally verified the result and made him his second personal disciple. Du Busi named Liu Yuan a candidate for the next Sect Master, setting him to compete with Long Aotian.

• Long Aotian rushed to interrupt Du Busi’s seclusion and reported that Liu Yuan had tested as having Gold Grade potential.
• Du Busi hurried to the Elder Hall and examined Liu Yuan, then ordered him to repeat the test.
• Liu Yuan’s Martial Soul produced an even brighter golden light, confirming his potential to Du Busi.
• Du Busi made Liu Yuan his second personal disciple and granted him treatment equal to Long Aotian’s, with priority access to sect resources.
• Du Busi named Liu Yuan and Long Aotian candidates to inherit the Sect Master position, to be decided by their Gold Grade Second Awakening and future strength.

After Liu Yuan awakened with Gold Grade Second Awakening potential, Du Busi welcomed him as a direct disciple and gave him the Body Secret Technique. Vina reported Liu Yuan’s talent to the Heaven Dou Emperor, who ordered him granted a baronial title and a fief to win his loyalty.

• The disciples welcomed Liu Yuan as a senior brother, and Long Aotian vowed to train alongside him as a fellow contender.
• Du Busi gave Liu Yuan the Body Secret Technique, explained its role in strengthening his Martial Soul’s origin, and assigned him Tingtao Pavilion as his residence.
• Liu Yuan inspected Tingtao Pavilion and began studying the secret technique in its cultivation room.
• Vina left the Body Sect and returned to the imperial palace, where she told the Heaven Dou Emperor about Liu Yuan’s Gold Grade potential and direct-disciple status.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor ordered Liu Yuan granted the title of Baron, the Qinghe Fief, and tax income from five hundred households.

Liu Yuan devoted himself to the Body Secret Technique and entered seclusion, while Du Busi refused to let an imperial envoy disturb him. A month later, Liu Yuan emerged into a major breakthrough, astonishing Du Busi and Long Aotian by reaching the technique’s beginner stage far faster than expected.

• Liu Yuan began cultivating the Body Secret Technique in seclusion and felt his Soul Power and spiritual power rapidly improve.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor’s envoy arrived with an imperial edict and rewards, but Du Busi accepted them on Liu Yuan’s behalf and sent the envoy away without disturbing his disciple.
• Long Aotian told Du Busi he had reached level 44 and voiced concern that Liu Yuan might encounter problems while cultivating alone.
• Du Busi assured Long Aotian that he had checked Liu Yuan and found no signs of trouble.
• A powerful fluctuation erupted from Tingtao Pavilion, and Du Busi sensed that Liu Yuan had reached level 25 and completed the Body Secret Technique’s beginner stage in just one month.
• Long Aotian was stunned that Liu Yuan had mastered in one month what had taken him five months.