Chapter Summaries

Liu Yuan survived the Death Spider Emperor’s attack and reunited with Vina after using the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to kill the Evil Soul Master. They fled toward the Star Luo Empire, planning to seek help from its royal family, the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, and the Body Sect.

• Liu Yuan confirmed the Death Spider Emperor had left, destroyed the Evil Soul Master’s remains with his Laser beams, and escaped the area.
• Vina waited in a hidden cave, anxious for Liu Yuan’s return and reflecting on how much she had come to trust and care for him.
• Liu Yuan returned, told Vina the Evil Soul Master was dead, and carried her away from the cave before more predators arrived.
• Liu Yuan explained that he had used the Death Spider Emperor to kill the Evil Soul Master, and Vina praised his courage and planning.
• Liu Yuan laid out a plan to reach a major city in the Star Luo Empire and summon help from the Star Luo Royal Family, the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, and the Body Sect; Vina agreed to follow his lead.

Liu Yuan and Vina escaped into the Star Luo Empire and summoned help for Giant Hammer Douluo, who was still fighting Tree Infant Old Ghost. After Du Busi rushed to the battlefield, he caught Tree Infant Old Ghost by the throat just as she threatened to kill Liu Yuan and Vina.

• Liu Yuan carried Vina to Dingbei City, where she contacted Xu Jiujiu and the Heavenly Soul Emperor for help.
• Xu Jiujiu and Qingtian Douluo arrived in Dingbei City, and Qingtian Douluo raced toward Giant Hammer Douluo's battle with Tree Infant Old Ghost.
• Xu Jiujiu learned that Liu Yuan was the Body Sect Master's personal disciple and saw how close he and Vina were.
• The Heavenly Soul Emperor sent Shadow Douluo to the battlefield and alerted the Body Sect about Liu Yuan's ambush.
• Du Busi flew into a rage after reading the warning and rushed to rescue Liu Yuan.
• As Tree Infant Old Ghost threatened to kill Vina and Liu Yuan, Du Busi appeared and seized her by the throat.

Du Busi arrived in time to kill Tree Infant Douluo and rescue Giant Hammer Douluo, then reunited with Liu Yuan and Vina. Vina revealed that Liu Yuan had killed an Evil Soul Master Soul King and Soul Saint, leaving the gathered Title Douluos stunned.

• Du Busi burned through Tree Infant Douluo’s attack and killed her with a single strike.
• Du Busi learned from Qingtian Douluo that Vina and Liu Yuan were safe and on their way.
• Xu Jiujiu escorted Vina and Liu Yuan to the wasteland, where Du Busi checked on his disciple first.
• A healing soul master treated Giant Hammer Douluo, who thanked Vina and Liu Yuan for saving him.
• Vina credited Liu Yuan with killing the Evil Soul Master Soul King and Soul Saint, shocking everyone present.

Liu Yuan explained how he killed a five-ring Evil Soul Master and indirectly caused a Soul Saint’s death, earning the admiration of Du Busi and the others. After the group completed their mission in Star Luo Imperial City and set out for the Body Sect with Vina, news reached Shrek Academy, where Xuan Zi was shocked by Liu Yuan’s achievements.

• Liu Yuan told Du Busi and the others that he had killed an injured five-ring Evil Soul Master with the Qilin Precious Technique and lured a Soul Saint into the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor’s attack.
• Du Busi, Qingtian Douluo, and Giant Hammer Douluo praised Liu Yuan, while Xu Jiujiu resolved to befriend him and treated him with special care on the journey to Star Luo Imperial City.
• Xu Jiujiu hosted Liu Yuan and Vina for several days after they completed their letter-delivery mission, and the Heavenly Soul Emperor sent Vina a secret message telling her to return to the Body Sect with Liu Yuan.
• Liu Yuan, Vina, and Du Busi departed for the Body Sect, while a Shrek Academy staff member brought Xuan Zi confirmed news of Liu Yuan’s battle.
• Xuan Zi learned that Liu Yuan had killed a five-ring Evil Soul Master at Level 39 and helped bring about a Soul Saint’s death, and he sprang up in disbelief.

Xuan Zi learned that the Double Pupil genius whose achievements had impressed him was Liu Yuan, the boy he had driven out of Shrek Academy, and panicked over his mistake. Mu En also learned Liu Yuan’s identity and reacted with shock.

• Xuan Zi read a report describing how twelve-year-old Liu Yuan had killed a five-ring Evil Soul Master and used a hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor to trap a Soul Saint.
• An intelligence officer told Xuan Zi that the Double Pupil genius was named Liu Yuan, and Xuan Zi realized he was the blind boy he had expelled from Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi rejected the identification, overturned his table, and ordered his staff to obtain a photograph of Liu Yuan.
• Mu En heard that Liu Yuan had defeated powerful opponents while at three-ring cultivation and praised the Body Sect for finding such a successor.
• The reporting teacher revealed Liu Yuan’s name, and Mu En sat upright in shock and asked whether he had heard correctly.

Mu En learned that the Body Sect’s young genius Liu Yuan might be the boy Shrek expelled and ordered an investigation, while Liu Yuan returned safely to the Body Sect and advanced to Level 40 after half a month of seclusion. The chapter left Liu Yuan preparing to choose his Fourth Spirit Ring.

• Mu En suspected that the Level 39 Double Pupil genius was the Liu Yuan expelled by Shrek and ordered the academy’s intelligence network to verify his identity.
• Mu En blamed Xuan Zi for possibly driving away a future leader of Shrek Academy.
• Liu Yuan returned to the Body Sect with Du Busi, and Vina told Long Aotian, Chen Lü, and the other disciples that Liu Yuan had killed a Soul King and helped bring down a Soul Saint.
• Liu Yuan declined the disciples’ celebrations and entered seclusion to recover and improve his Soul Power.
• After half a month, Liu Yuan broke through to Level 40 and began considering his Fourth Spirit Ring.

After reaching level forty, Liu Yuan chose a spiritual enhancement Soul Skill and identified the rare Singing Cricket as his ideal Fourth Spirit Ring, though he would need Du Busi’s help to hunt one. While Du Busi and Long Aotian were away securing Aotian’s fifth ring, Liu Yuan spent two days exploring with Vina; when they returned, they discovered Liu Yuan had also reached level forty.

• Liu Yuan reviewed his Soul Skills and decided his Fourth Spirit Ring should strengthen his spiritual power.
• Liu Yuan searched the Body Sect’s records and chose the Singing Cricket, a rare support-type Soul Beast that lived in the dangerous inner Star Dou Great Forest.
• Vina told Liu Yuan that Long Aotian had reached level fifty and left with Du Busi to obtain his fifth spirit ring.
• Liu Yuan agreed to explore a nearby town with Vina, and the two spent the next two days enjoying its food and performances.
• Du Busi and Long Aotian returned with Long Aotian’s fifth spirit ring, then noticed Liu Yuan’s level-forty Soul Power and asked if he had broken through.

Liu Yuan chose a Ten-thousand-year Singing Cricket for his Fourth Spirit Ring, and Du Busi took him into the Star Dou Great Forest to find one. They found a roughly forty-five-thousand-year Singing Cricket guarded by three Earth Cave Demon Spiders, and Liu Yuan prepared to act.

• Liu Yuan revealed that he had broken through to Level 40, leaving Long Aotian stunned and eager to spar with him again.
• Liu Yuan told Du Busi that he wanted a spirit skill to enhance his spiritual attributes and named the Singing Cricket as his target.
• Du Busi approved Liu Yuan's choice and took him toward the Star Dou Great Forest, estimating that Liu Yuan could absorb a Spirit Ring of forty to fifty thousand years.
• Liu Yuan and Du Busi traveled into the forest and searched for the Singing Cricket using Liu Yuan's Double Pupil.
• Liu Yuan found a roughly forty-five-thousand-year Singing Cricket in a gorge, where three twenty-thousand-year Earth Cave Demon Spiders guarded it.

Liu Yuan challenged three Earth Cave Demon Spiders while Du Busi watched, using Spirit Ray and Qilin Step to wound one without being hit. The Singing Cricket then empowered the spiders and disrupted Liu Yuan, leaving him pinned and badly wounded until Du Busi intervened.

• Du Busi invited Liu Yuan to fight the Soul Beasts, and Liu Yuan accepted, confident that his master would protect him if necessary.
• Liu Yuan attacked an Earth Cave Demon Spider with Spirit Ray, then used Qilin Step to evade the spiders’ venomous silk and harass them from range.
• Liu Yuan badly wounded one spider while avoiding injury, impressing Du Busi with his tactics.
• The Singing Cricket’s song weakened Liu Yuan and strengthened the three Earth Cave Demon Spiders, allowing them to pierce and pin him.
• As the spiders prepared to devour Liu Yuan, he called for help, and Du Busi unleashed a powerful jade-green attack.

Du Busi rescued Liu Yuan from the Soul Beasts and urged him to absorb the forty-five-thousand-year Singing Cricket's Soul Ring. Liu Yuan survived the absorption and broke through to Level 44.

• Du Busi killed the Earth Cave Demon Spiders and knocked the Singing Cricket unconscious while sparing its life.
• Du Busi reassured Liu Yuan that he had fought impressively for a Level 40 Soul Master and told him to absorb the Singing Cricket's Soul Ring.
• Liu Yuan killed the unconscious Singing Cricket and began absorbing its forty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Liu Yuan endured the Soul Ring's spiritual shock with the help of his Double Pupil and Undying Body as Du Busi guarded him.
• After an hour, Liu Yuan completed the absorption, gained pale-golden patterns in his Double Pupil, and broke through to Level 44.

Liu Yuan tested his Fourth Soul Skill, Ultimate Sublimation, and discovered that it doubled his abilities at the cost of stamina and a brief recovery period. When he and Du Busi returned to the Body Sect, they learned that Long Aotian had completed his second martial soul awakening.

• Du Busi praised Liu Yuan’s breakthrough to level 44 and asked about his Fourth Soul Skill.
• Liu Yuan activated Ultimate Sublimation and found that it doubled his Spirit Ray’s power and his Qilin Precious Technique’s physical enhancements.
• Liu Yuan explained that the skill caused no apparent damage to his foundation but consumed stamina and required a recovery period before reuse.
• Du Busi and Liu Yuan returned to the Body Sect, where Chen Lü announced that Long Aotian had completed his second Body Martial Soul awakening.

After confirming Long Aotian had begun a Silver Grade Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul, Du Busi celebrated the breakthrough. Long Aotian then challenged Liu Yuan to their promised spar, and the two headed for a dueling platform as the sect gathered to watch.

• Du Busi rushed to the Martial Drill Arena after Chen Lü reported that Long Aotian had completed the Second Awakening of his Body Martial Soul, while Liu Yuan followed to learn from his senior brother’s experience.
• Du Busi examined Long Aotian and confirmed his awakening had reached Silver Grade, praising his prospects for eventually achieving Gold Grade.
• Liu Yuan congratulated Long Aotian, who praised Liu Yuan for obtaining a forty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring and recalled their agreement to spar.
• Long Aotian challenged Liu Yuan to fight after his new awakening, and Liu Yuan accepted, eager to test the Silver Grade power.
• Long Aotian led Liu Yuan toward a higher-tier dueling platform as news of their spar spread through the Body Sect.

Liu Yuan fought Long Aotian, whose Silver-Grade Second Awakening and fifth soul skill overwhelmed Liu Yuan’s defenses. After recovering from a devastating blow, Liu Yuan activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Ultimate Sublimation, as the arena watched in shock.

• Disciples and elders gathered to watch Liu Yuan face Long Aotian, and Du Busi said he favored Liu Yuan despite Long Aotian’s level and awakening advantage.
• Long Aotian transformed his body and attacked with his scythe-arm, while Liu Yuan dodged with the Qilin Precious Technique and struck him with Spirit Ray.
• Liu Yuan tested Long Aotian’s awakened defenses and realized his metallic body could blunt mental attacks and withstand ordinary techniques.
• Long Aotian used Heaven and Earth Transformation to hinder Liu Yuan’s movement, then smashed his left shoulder and sent him skidding across the arena.
• Liu Yuan regenerated his shattered shoulder with his Undying Body and activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Ultimate Sublimation.

Liu Yuan used Ultimate Sublimation to defeat Long Aotian despite his Silver Grade Second Awakening, winning their spar decisively. Afterward, Long Aotian agreed to share his insights into the Second Martial Soul Awakening and took Liu Yuan to his training room.

• Liu Yuan activated Ultimate Sublimation, astonishing the disciples and Elder Chen with the power of his aura.
• Long Aotian attacked with his Fourth Soul Skill, Mad God Slash, but Liu Yuan matched him in close combat and struck him with a Qilin-enhanced punch.
• Liu Yuan pierced Long Aotian's silver defense with Spirit Ray and overwhelmed him with a barrage of attacks.
• Liu Yuan dodged Long Aotian's kick and blasted him off the stage, winning the spar.
• Long Aotian accepted his defeat and congratulated Liu Yuan, who asked him for insights into the Second Martial Soul Awakening.
• Long Aotian agreed to explain his awakening experience and took Liu Yuan to his training room in the Back Mountain.

Liu Yuan learned about Long Aotian’s Second Awakening and tried to awaken his Double Pupil, but decided to focus on cultivation after failing. After reaching level forty-five, he accepted Vina’s invitation to her birthday banquet, giving Xuan Zi a chance to identify him in the Heavenly Soul Imperial City.

• Long Aotian explained the details of his Second Awakening to Liu Yuan, who gained a clearer understanding of the process.
• Liu Yuan attempted to trigger a Second Awakening of his Double Pupil but stopped after realizing his cultivation and Martial Soul foundation were insufficient.
• Liu Yuan spent a month cultivating and advanced to level forty-five.
• Vina invited Liu Yuan to her birthday banquet in the Imperial City, and he promised to attend.
• Xuan Zi learned Liu Yuan was expected at Vina’s banquet and resolved to recognize him there.

Liu Yuan agreed to become formally engaged to Vina, and the Heavenly Soul Emperor announced their engagement at her birthday banquet. Hidden among the guests, Xuan Zi waited anxiously to see whether Liu Yuan was the person from Shrek.

• The Heavenly Soul Emperor summoned Liu Yuan to Qianlong Hall and asked whether he would agree to an engagement with Vina.
• Liu Yuan accepted the proposal, delighting Vina, Du Busi, and the emperor.
• Vina left the palace with Liu Yuan and accompanied him back to the hotel before the birthday banquet.
• At the State Guesthouse banquet, the Heavenly Soul Emperor publicly announced Liu Yuan and Vina's engagement.
• Xuan Zi secretly watched the ceremony and waited to see Liu Yuan's face, hoping to confirm whether he was Shrek's Liu Yuan.

At the Heaven Dou Empire banquet, Xuan Zi recognized Liu Yuan as the genius he had expelled from Shrek and realized the damage his decision had caused. After the celebration, he left in fear and regret, resolved to try to make amends despite doubting Liu Yuan would hear him out.

• Xuan Zi watched Liu Yuan arrive with Princess Vina and recognized him as the former Shrek student he had expelled.
• Liu Yuan and Vina received the public endorsement of the royal family and the Body Sect, while nobles and envoys sought Liu Yuan's favor.
• Gu Tong found Long Aotian thinking about how to strengthen his cultivation after seeing Liu Yuan's power.
• After the banquet ended, Xuan Zi emerged from hiding and agonized over having driven away a potential Limit Douluo.
• Xuan Zi left the hall determined to salvage the situation, though Liu Yuan's cold expression made him afraid to approach.

After Liu Yuan and Vina celebrated their engagement with a carefree tour of Heavenly Soul Imperial City, Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy to face Mu En and reveal what he had learned. The chapter ended with Xuan Zi struggling to tell Mu En that Liu Yuan was the same person he had once driven away.

• Vina invited Liu Yuan and the others to spend a few more days in Heavenly Soul Imperial City, and they accepted.
• Vina took Liu Yuan shopping and sightseeing while Wang Yanfeng, Gu Tong, Chen Lü, and Long Aotian gave the newly engaged couple time alone.
• Liu Yuan found that relaxing with Vina steadied the Soul Power unsettled by his rapid breakthroughs.
• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy but hesitated at the gates because he dreaded telling Mu En the truth.
• Mu En summoned Xuan Zi and asked whether Liu Yuan's identity had been confirmed.
• Xuan Zi could not bring himself to tell Mu En that Liu Yuan was the child he had driven away.

Mu En learned that Xuan Zi had driven Liu Yuan out of Shrek Academy and furiously punished him for abandoning a martyr’s son and pushing him toward the Body Sect. The chapter ended with the gathered elders watching in shock as Mu En continued beating Xuan Zi.

• Mu En forced Xuan Zi to confirm that Liu Yuan, the genius engaged to Princess Vina, was the student he had expelled from Shrek Academy.
• Mu En accused Xuan Zi of betraying Liu Yuan’s martyr parents, damaging Shrek’s reputation, and driving a future pillar of the academy to the Body Sect.
• Mu En dragged Xuan Zi outside the Sea God Pavilion and struck him repeatedly with a whip made from golden Soul Power.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Elder Song, and other Inner Court powerhouses arrived and tried to intervene.
• Mu En silenced the elders and continued whipping Xuan Zi until he was left barely able to move in a pool of blood.

Mu En punished Xuan Zi for expelling Liu Yuan and ordered him to seek forgiveness in person at the Body Sect. Xuan Zi accepted Mu En’s demand to kneel and apologize, leaving Shrek’s attempt to reconcile with Liu Yuan still ahead.

• Mu En lashed Xuan Zi with a golden whip, then told the Sea God Pavilion elders how Xuan Zi had expelled Liu Yuan and stripped him of his status as a martyr’s orphan.
• The elders realized Liu Yuan’s exceptional talent and agreed that Xuan Zi’s decision had cost Shrek dearly, while Yan Shaozhe admitted he had supported the expulsion.
• Xuan Zi confessed his mistake, and Mu En offered him a chance to make amends by visiting the Body Sect to kneel before Liu Yuan and beg forgiveness.
• The elders objected that the apology would humiliate Xuan Zi and damage Shrek’s dignity, but Mu En insisted that Shrek must admit its wrongdoing.
• Xuan Zi gave in to Mu En’s demand and said he was willing to kneel and apologize to Liu Yuan.