Chapter Summaries

Du Busi subdued the Hundred-Thousand-Year Destruction Beast, and Liu Yuan persuaded it to become his Soul Spirit before Electrolux began the ritual. Sensing the battle’s distant shockwaves, Huo Yuhao, Keke, and Ju Zi decided to investigate.

• The Destruction Beast attacked Du Busi, who stopped its charge and battered it until it could no longer fight.
• Du Busi told Liu Yuan to approach, and Liu Yuan showed the Destruction Beast the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros Soul Spirit as an example of what it could become.
• Liu Yuan offered the Destruction Beast the choice of becoming his Soul Spirit or dying, and it submitted after sensing his potential and seeing the rhinoceros spirit.
• Liu Yuan asked Electrolux to begin the Soul Spirit ritual while Du Busi concealed the area with his Defense Domain.
• Huo Yuhao, Keke, and Ju Zi sensed distant Soul Power shockwaves during their tests, and Huo Yuhao agreed to investigate.

Liu Yuan successfully contracted the Destruction Beast as a Soul Spirit and gained four soul skills, which he tested with Long Aotian. As they prepared to leave, a terrifying evil aura surged from the glacial fissure.

• Liu Yuan completed his contract with the Destruction Beast and summoned its Soul Spirit.
• Liu Yuan demonstrated Spirit Suppression, slowing Long Aotian's Soul Power and reactions.
• Liu Yuan used See Through Falsehood to interrupt Long Aotian's Earth-Splitting Horn.
• Liu Yuan demonstrated Spirit Guard and Spirit Might, impressing Long Aotian and Du Busi.
• A frigid, corrosive evil aura surged from the depths of the glacial fissure, darkening Liu Yuan's expression.

Liu Yuan and Du Busi detected an Evil Soul Master in the Sun Moon Forest and found a red-clad woman with a Black Phoenix Martial Soul attacking four Soul Masters. Liu Yuan fought her alone, and after recognizing her traits, wondered if she was Ma Xiaotao.

• Liu Yuan sensed chaotic evil energy in the northwest and led Du Busi and Long Aotian toward its source.
• The group found a red-clad woman using black flames to corner four exhausted Soul Masters, and Liu Yuan protected them with Spirit Guard.
• Du Busi stopped Long Aotian from intervening so he could assess Liu Yuan’s combat ability against the stronger Evil Soul Master.
• Liu Yuan used Spirit Suppression and See Through Falsehood to disrupt the woman’s attacks and Soul Power circulation.
• Liu Yuan recognized the woman’s Black Phoenix Martial Soul and wondered whether she was Ma Xiaotao.

Liu Yuan fought Ma Xiaotao in the river valley and completely suppressed her with a combination of Soul Skills, speed, and close combat. Nearby, Huo Yuhao recognized Liu Yuan as he watched the battle with Keke and Ju Zi.

• Liu Yuan recognized Ma Xiaotao and used Forbidden Domain, Dominator, and the Qilin Precious Technique to break through her defenses and knock her into a rock wall.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her Eighth Soul Skill, Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens, but Liu Yuan endured the flames with Undying Body and disrupted her control with spiritual attacks.
• Liu Yuan continued striking Ma Xiaotao until her flames began to lose control, and she attempted to escape using Bathing Fire Phoenix.
• Liu Yuan intercepted Ma Xiaotao and kicked her into the mud, leaving her completely suppressed.
• Huo Yuhao, Keke, and Ju Zi watched from the bushes, and Huo Yuhao recognized Liu Yuan.

Huo Yuhao recognized the Evil Soul Master Liu Yuan was fighting as Ma Xiaotao and rushed in to stop him from delivering a potentially fatal blow. The chapter left Huo Yuhao standing between them, pleading for mercy.

• Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi discussed Liu Yuan's strength as he fought the Red-Clad Woman, while Huo Yuhao suspected she might be Ma Xiaotao.
• Du Busi praised Liu Yuan's combat ability as Long Aotian watched the battle.
• Liu Yuan used Spirit Suppression and a powerful punch to break through the Red-Clad Woman's attack and reveal her identity as Ma Xiaotao.
• Liu Yuan struck Ma Xiaotao again and prepared a potentially fatal attack, prompting Huo Yuhao to rush out and shield her.
• Huo Yuhao pleaded with Liu Yuan to show mercy.

Huo Yuhao tried to protect Ma Xiaotao from Liu Yuan, who argued that Shrek Academy applied different standards to its own Evil Soul Masters. When Liu Yuan prepared to kill her, Huo Yuhao attacked him with a desperate Mental Shock but was overwhelmed and lost consciousness.

• Huo Yuhao shielded Ma Xiaotao from Liu Yuan, who restrained his lethal attack and threw Huo Yuhao against an ice-covered rock.
• Ju Zi and Keke arrived, and Keke questioned Huo Yuhao for protecting Ma Xiaotao, whom she identified as an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao insisted Ma Xiaotao was a victim whose mutation was accidental, while Liu Yuan challenged Shrek Academy’s double standards toward Evil Soul Masters.
• Liu Yuan prepared to eliminate Ma Xiaotao after Huo Yuhao could not answer his accusations.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed a Mental Shock at Liu Yuan, but Liu Yuan’s spiritual defense shattered the attack and its backlash knocked Huo Yuhao unconscious.

Liu Yuan captured Ma Xiaotao and left Huo Yuhao behind for Ju Zi and Keke to take back. After Huo Yuhao reported the events to Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe learned Liu Yuan had taken Ma Xiaotao and reacted with barely contained fury.

• Liu Yuan ordered Ju Zi and Keke to take Huo Yuhao back and let him know he should think independently of Shrek Academy.
• Liu Yuan told Du Busi and Long Aotian he would spare Ma Xiaotao and make Shrek decide how to handle her as an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao woke at the camp, learned Ma Xiaotao had been taken away, and contacted Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao told Yan Shaozhe that Liu Yuan had taken Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe ended the call and reacted furiously upon hearing Liu Yuan's name.

Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek Academy Elders realized they lacked the strength to retrieve Ma Xiaotao from the Body Sect. At the Body Sect, Du Busi asked Liu Yuan how he planned to resolve Ma Xiaotao’s confinement as preparations for the Soul Spirit System continued.

• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion Elders that the Body Sect had taken Ma Xiaotao after she became an Evil Soul Master.
• The Elders demanded that Shrek retrieve Ma Xiaotao, but fell silent when Yan Shaozhe asked who could face Du Busi while Xuan Zi was in seclusion.
• Yan Shaozhe despaired as the Elders concluded that confronting the Body Sect risked weakening Shrek’s defenses.
• Liu Yuan returned to the Body Sect and reviewed his gains, including his stabilized Destruction Beast Soul Spirit and its ability to dismantle Soul Power circuits.
• Du Busi told Liu Yuan that the sect was entering a stable period before promoting the Soul Spirit System, then asked how Liu Yuan planned to resolve Ma Xiaotao’s confinement.

Liu Yuan persuaded Du Busi to involve the Heavenly Soul Royal Family in a public trial of Ma Xiaotao, forcing the empire to choose between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy. The Heavenly Soul Emperor agreed to host the trial at Imperial Capital Square and invite the major sects, setting the confrontation in motion.

• Liu Yuan urged Du Busi to use the Heavenly Soul Royal Family as a public stage to expose Shrek Academy’s handling of Ma Xiaotao’s transformation into an Evil Soul Master.
• Du Busi agreed with Liu Yuan’s plan, and the two went to the imperial palace to meet the Heavenly Soul Emperor.
• Liu Yuan described what had happened in Sun Moon Forest and asked the royal family to hold a public trial at Imperial Capital Square.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor weighed the risks of angering Shrek Academy against losing the Body Sect’s support.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor accepted the request, put the Imperial Guards in charge of security, and ordered invitations sent to the major sects.

The Heavenly Soul Royal Family announced Ma Xiaotao’s public execution, turning her capture into a political crisis for Shrek Academy. The chapter left Yan Shaozhe reeling after Shrek received an invitation to execute Ma Xiaotao itself, while the Holy Spirit Cult prepared to rescue her.

• Liu Yuan and Du Busi transferred Ma Xiaotao to the Heavenly Soul Empire’s prison, and the royal family announced she would be publicly executed in one month.
• The announcement stirred continent-wide debate and doubts about Shrek Academy, while Jing Hongchen chose to watch the crisis unfold.
• Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to mobilize across the Heaven Dou Empire and rescue Ma Xiaotao at the execution.
• Yan Shaozhe learned that the Heavenly Soul Royal Family had invited Shrek Academy to execute Ma Xiaotao, and he erupted in anger.

Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek Academy elders decided to challenge the Body Sect’s plan to execute Ma Xiaotao by declaring her transformation a cultivation accident and claiming her for treatment. A month later, Ma Xiaotao arrived hooded at the execution platform, while Shrek Academy had yet to appear.

• Yan Shaozhe convened the elders to discuss the academy’s response to the Body Sect’s announcement about Ma Xiaotao.
• An elder proposed portraying Ma Xiaotao’s transformation as an unintended cultivation accident and citing her past service in the Inspection Team.
• Yan Shaozhe and the elders agreed to attend the execution and forcibly reclaim Ma Xiaotao for treatment.
• A month later, crowds gathered at the Central Plaza in the Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Capital to witness the execution.
• Du Busi and Liu Yuan arrived with Body Sect disciples, bringing a hooded woman bound to an execution cart.
• Liu Yuan stepped down and told a disciple to prepare as the crowd watched the hooded figure, with no sign of Shrek Academy.

Liu Yuan revealed Ma Xiaotao at the public execution platform and forced Shrek Academy to choose between its anti-Evil Soul Master principles and its disciple. Yan Shaozhe emerged from hiding but rejected Liu Yuan’s demand, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Liu Yuan removed Ma Xiaotao’s hood, revealing her identity as a Shrek Academy disciple who had become an Evil Soul Master.
• Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek group watched from hiding as Xian Lin'er urged him to act, but he insisted they wait and see what Liu Yuan planned.
• Liu Yuan spotted the hidden Shrek group and called them out, prompting Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, Xian Lin'er, and the others to reveal themselves.
• Yan Shaozhe climbed onto the platform, where Liu Yuan demanded that Shrek Academy send someone to execute Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe suppressed his anger at Liu Yuan and answered, “That is not correct!”

Yan Shaozhe tried to save Ma Xiaotao by arguing that her transformation into an Evil Soul Master had been an accident and that her past service should count in her favor. Liu Yuan exposed the double standard, and as the crowd turned against Shrek’s defense, he took hold of the execution lever and prepared to carry out the sentence.

• Yan Shaozhe told the crowd that Ma Xiaotao’s mutation was accidental and cited her past service in the Shrek Inspection Team.
• Liu Yuan challenged Yan Shaozhe to account for Ma Xiaotao’s victims and accused Shrek Academy of applying its justice selectively.
• The crowd turned against Yan Shaozhe’s defense, leaving him unable to answer Liu Yuan’s accusations.
• Xian Lin'er and Elder Song urged Yan Shaozhe to respond, but he remained silent.
• Liu Yuan gripped the Execution Platform’s control lever and declared that he would carry out the execution on Shrek’s behalf.

Liu Yuan’s execution of Ma Xiaotao triggered Yan Shaozhe and Shrek’s elders to attack, but Du Busi and the Body Sect overwhelmed them. Just as Du Busi was about to kill the badly injured Yan Shaozhe, a mysterious black light emerged from a spatial rift and stopped his strike.

• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Elder Song rushed to save Ma Xiaotao, but Du Busi appeared and shattered their attacks, while Body Sect Title Douluo surrounded the Execution Platform.
• Liu Yuan revealed that he had expected Shrek to intervene, and Yan Shaozhe led Xian Lin'er and Elder Song into a desperate fight against Du Busi.
• Du Busi defeated the three elders and sent Yan Shaozhe crashing into the platform, leaving him unable to resist.
• Du Busi threw Xian Lin'er and Elder Song aside and raised a killing strike over Yan Shaozhe.
• A strange black light burst from a spatial rift and dissolved Du Busi’s attack before it could reach Yan Shaozhe.

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui arrived at the execution square and demanded that Du Busi hand over Ma Xiaotao. Du Busi refused despite knowing he could not defeat the two Limit Douluo, leaving a battle over Ma Xiaotao imminent.

• Black-clad Evil Soul Masters attacked the Imperial Guards, throwing the square into chaos.
• Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui landed between the Execution Platform and the Body Sect, and Du Busi recognized them as Limit Douluo.
• Long Xiaoyao revealed his identity to Du Busi and ordered him to hand over Ma Xiaotao or face the consequences.
• Du Busi refused to yield, stood before the Execution Platform, and challenged Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui to get past him.

Ye Xishui used the Death God Tower to overwhelm Du Busi, leaving the Body Sect Master gravely wounded and near death. As Ye Xishui approached him, Liu Yuan called to Elder Yi to ask how much Snow Empress had recovered.

• Long Xiaoyao stepped aside when Ye Xishui ordered him to let her deal with Du Busi.
• Ye Xishui summoned her Blood Soul Demon Puppet and Death God Tower, then shot Du Busi through the shoulder.
• Du Busi entered his Second Awakening and charged Ye Xishui, but the Death God Tower’s barrage stopped and badly wounded him.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s elders blocked the Body Sect elders from reaching Du Busi, while Liu Yuan watched helplessly.
• The Blood Soul Demon Puppet restrained Du Busi, and Ye Xishui’s next blast shattered his Martial Soul Avatar and knocked him to the ground.
• Liu Yuan called to Elder Yi and asked how much Snow Empress had recovered.

Snow Empress emerged from Liu Yuan’s consciousness to stop Ye Xishui from killing Du Busi. Her sudden appearance stunned the plaza, and Yan Shaozhe recognized her as the Snow Empress of the Extreme North.

• Liu Yuan asked Snow Empress to save his master, and she agreed despite her unstable recovery and limited strength.
• Ye Xishui fired a powerful beam from the Death God Tower at the helpless Du Busi.
• Elder Chen tried to reach Du Busi but was held back, while Yan Shaozhe watched the attack with satisfaction.
• Snow Empress appeared before Du Busi and froze Ye Xishui’s beam until it shattered.
• Yan Shaozhe recognized Snow Empress as a soul beast and wondered why she had come to help Du Busi.

Snow Empress intervened when Ye Xishui attacked Du Busi, forcing the Holy Spirit Cult to withdraw with Ma Xiaotao. Yan Shaozhe left the ruined Execution Platform knowing Shrek Academy would face rumors that it had colluded with the cult.

• Snow Empress appeared and stopped Ye Xishui's attack, while Long Xiaoyao recognized that her icy power came from Liu Yuan.
• Long Xiaoyao persuaded Ye Xishui to withdraw before nearby Heaven Dou Empire forces arrived, and the Holy Spirit Cult took the subdued Ma Xiaotao away.
• Liu Yuan could only watch Ma Xiaotao leave and vowed to remember what the Holy Spirit Cult had done.
• Yan Shaozhe realized that the events had damaged Shrek Academy's reputation and that rumors of collusion would spread.
• Elder Song urged Yan Shaozhe to leave, and he walked away from the ruined Execution Platform with the Elders.

Public outrage over the Execution Platform incident turned against Shrek Academy, while Jing Hongchen sought to exploit the scandal. Huo Yuhao regretted the outcome and wondered how Liu Yuan and Elder Yi had helped Snow Empress recover.

• Soul masters across the continent accused Shrek Academy of colluding with Evil Soul Masters after Yan Shaozhe was rescued and Ma Xiaotao survived.
• Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, and Xian Lin'er discussed the worsening public opinion, and Yan Shaozhe said they needed to return to Shrek and issue a declaration.
• Jing Hongchen ordered a copy of the Execution Platform report sent to major consortiums and imperial family members to deepen the damage to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao lamented that he had failed to save Ma Xiaotao and worsened Shrek Academy's situation.
• Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm questioned why Snow Empress had intervened, and Huo Yuhao suspected Elder Yi had helped her recover.

Haunted by the injuries his plan caused the Body Sect, Liu Yuan devoted himself to cultivation. Du Busi and Elder Chen sensed Liu Yuan break through to level 61, leaving the sect master gratified by his progress.

• In the Sea of Consciousness, Huo Yuhao, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Ice Empress concluded that Snow Empress must have made an agreement or contract with Liu Yuan to help him.
• Liu Yuan blamed himself for Du Busi and the other Body Sect members being injured during the execution, and resolved to become stronger.
• Liu Yuan secluded himself for days, following a strict routine of Soul Power cultivation, Martial Soul development, and body tempering.
• Du Busi and Elder Chen worried that Liu Yuan's guilt could become an inner demon and harm his cultivation.
• Du Busi and Elder Chen sensed a breakthrough from Liu Yuan's residence and recognized that he had reached level 61.