Chapter Summaries

The Giant Horned Bear settled into its role as Qingxi Village’s guardian, but an Evil Soul Master’s nighttime attack and death left the villagers afraid of the beast again. A Holy Sword Soul King confirmed the Bear had protected them, yet the villagers remained distrustful.

• The villagers grew more comfortable with the Giant Horned Bear, which enjoyed its easy life guarding the village in exchange for food.
• A four-ring Evil Soul Master sneaked into Qingxi Village at night to steal the sleeping villagers’ souls.
• The Giant Horned Bear killed the intruder, and villagers discovered his corpse at dawn and reported it to the town outpost.
• A Holy Sword team led by a Soul King captain identified the dead man as an Evil Soul Master and declared that the Giant Horned Bear had acted in defense of the village.
• A hunter challenged the captain’s account, voicing the villagers’ fear that the Bear might kill them without cause.
• The captain left two soul masters in Qingxi Village to help calm the villagers and strengthen vigilance, then returned to the outpost to report.

Ye Qingning reviewed reports showing that soul beast guardians had successfully killed Evil Soul Masters but had frightened the villagers they protected. She ordered measures to make the guardians’ presence more transparent and beneficial, leaving Holy Sword to continue pursuing human-soul-beast coexistence despite the villagers’ distrust.

• Ye Qingning read reports of soul beasts killing Evil Soul Masters across the border while villagers feared the guardians and questioned their safety.
• Ye Shuhua and Ye Xuanxuan reassured Ye Qingning that the soul beasts had protected people and would earn the villagers’ trust over time.
• Ye Qingning explained that villagers feared the soul beasts’ perceived unpredictability and the fragile security of relying on creatures they could not control.
• Ye Qingning ordered more human liaisons, public daily records, tax reductions, and full compensation for damage caused by the soul beasts.
• Ye Qingning asked Ye Shuhua to arrange public soul beast health checks and ordered independent verification of every Evil Soul Master killed by a guardian.

Su Rentong arrived in Heishan Town as the Holy Sword’s liaison and cautiously treated the Iron-Back Gray Wolf’s wound. Over several years, they formed a quiet understanding, but the chapter ended with the suggestion that an approaching night would change everything.

• Su Rentong introduced himself to the injured Iron-Back Gray Wolf and showed it his headquarters token.
• The Iron-Back Gray Wolf allowed Su Rentong to approach, and he treated its wound with herbs and Evil-Cleansing Powder.
• Su Rentong spent several years serving as liaison, while his Soul Power rose to rank thirty and the villagers gradually accepted the Wolf King as their protector.
• Su Rentong and the Iron-Back Gray Wolf developed a tacit bond through patrols, treats, and occasional gifts of prey.
• A night that would change everything arrived.

A Soul Saint Evil Soul Master attacked Heishan Town, and the Iron-Back Gray Wolf killed him at the cost of its own life. Xuan Ye arrived and tried to kill the wounded wolf and the narrator, but the wolf unleashed a final protective howl, leaving its next move unrevealed.

• A Soul Saint Evil Soul Master attacked Heishan Town, and the Iron-Back Gray Wolf fought him outside the village to protect the villagers.
• The Iron-Back Gray Wolf sacrificed its life essence in a final attack that killed the Evil Soul Master and left the wolf mortally wounded.
• The narrator rushed to the wolf and begged Xuan Ye, a Shrek Academy Soul Douluo, to save it.
• Xuan Ye rejected the narrator's explanation that the wolf was a contracted guardian and prepared to kill both the wolf and the narrator.
• The Iron-Back Gray Wolf suddenly howled with a final protective resolve as Xuan Ye's attack threatened the narrator.

The Iron-Back Gray Wolf sacrificed himself to save Su Rentong, giving him a ten-thousand-year third soul ring as Xuan Ye prepared to kill him. A horde of guardian soul beasts arrived and surrounded Xuan Ye, while Ye Qingning reviewed the disaster in a report at Holy Sword headquarters.

• The Iron-Back Gray Wolf sacrificed his life and soul power to protect Su Rentong, raising him to rank thirty-three and granting him a ten-thousand-year third soul ring and a left-leg soul bone.
• Xuan Ye recognized Su Rentong as a threat and prepared to unleash his eighth soul skill despite the sacrifice blocking his earlier attack.
• Dozens of intelligent guardian soul beasts converged on Heishan Town and surrounded Xuan Ye, responding to the Iron-Back Gray Wolf's final call.
• At Holy Sword headquarters, Ye Qingning read the urgent report about the Iron-Back Gray Wolf's death, Su Rentong's sacrifice, and the soul-beast encirclement.
• Ye Qingning concluded that a Soul Saint-level Evil Soul Master had escaped the purge and that the conflict had exposed the danger of enraged guardian soul beasts.

Ye Qingning reviewed the aftermath of the Heishan Town battle and the record of attacks on soul beast guardians. She tightened cooperation rules to protect villagers and guardians while ordering Holy Sword to strengthen its own defenses.

• Ye Qingning learned that Su Rentong had survived the sacrifice with rank thirty-three Soul Power and a right-leg Soul Bone, while the gathered soul beasts had dispersed.
• Ye Qingning ordered the report of Xuan Ye’s death suppressed for now and directed Holy Sword to watch Shrek Academy’s movements.
• Ye Qingning reviewed attack statistics showing that soul beast guardians handled lesser threats but faced grave risks from Soul Saint-level enemies and above.
• Ye Qingning ordered strongholds and liaisons to maintain their own defenses and emergency plans rather than rely solely on guardian soul beasts.
• Ye Qingning issued a directive that guardians facing Soul Saint-level threats should warn, delay, and request aid instead of fighting to the death, and declared that Holy Sword must strengthen itself.

The Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island traveled to the continent on a secret mission but were intercepted by the Blue Kraken. The Kraken overwhelmed them, captured Crayfish Douluo and Dolphin Douluo, and left the others wounded as Leaf Sheep Douluo tried to heal them.

• The Seven Sacred Pillars headed through the foggy sea route to retrieve a key figure carrying a secret important to Sea God Island's faith.
• The Blue Kraken blocked their path and demanded to know why they were traveling to the continent.
• Coral Douluo challenged the Kraken, while Crayfish Douluo urged the Seven Sacred Pillars to attack.
• The Kraken seized Crayfish Douluo and Dolphin Douluo with separate tentacles and wounded the other Sacred Pillars.
• Leaf Sheep Douluo healed Sea Swallow Douluo, Coral Douluo, Sea Turtle Douluo, and Conch Douluo, but her healing could not reach the two captives.

Kraken forced the wounded Sea God Island fighters to choose which captive would live, and Coral Douluo chose Crayfish Douluo. Kraken released Crayfish, devoured Dolphin Douluo, and vanished, leaving the survivors to return to Sea God Island in grief and guilt.

• Kraken captured Crayfish Douluo and Dolphin Douluo and gave the wounded fighters ten breaths to choose which one would be spared.
• Coral Douluo chose Crayfish Douluo, and Kraken released him as Sea Swallow Douluo caught him.
• Kraken pierced Dolphin Douluo and absorbed his body, Soul Power, and vitality until nothing remained.
• Kraken told the survivors to give his regards to an old man and said the gift had been delivered before sinking into the sea.
• Coral Douluo led the six survivors back toward Sea God Island, while Conch Douluo touched the rings hidden in his sleeve.

The High Priest reassured Coral Douluo that choosing to save Crayfish during Kraken’s attack had been the only rational way to preserve the survivors. Coral, tormented by Dolphin’s death and his own hidden motives, asked to relinquish his Sacred Pillar position and imprison himself, but the High Priest urged him to carry on.

• The High Priest told Coral Douluo that Kraken’s forced choice had been a trap and that Coral had acted to preserve the group’s strength.
• Coral confessed that he could not bear the guilt of Dolphin’s death and asked to step down as a Sacred Pillar Guardian and enter the Abyss of Contrition.
• Sea Swallow Douluo and Sea Turtle Douluo urged Coral not to blame himself or let Kraken’s scheme divide them.
• Leaf Sheep Douluo reminded Coral that the others had been too frightened to choose and said Sea God Island still needed him.
• The High Priest warned Coral that stepping down would weaken Sea God Island further and diminish the value of Dolphin’s sacrifice.

The High Priest stopped Coral Douluo from resigning and ordered Sea God Island’s leaders to prepare for further threats. After praying for guidance, he received the Sea God’s oracle to receive Shrek Academy members, grant them divine trials, and stabilize the continent’s faith anchor points.

• The High Priest urged Coral Douluo to remain Guardian of the Coral Sacred Pillar and atone for Dolphin Douluo’s death by defending Sea God Island.
• Coral Douluo agreed to continue serving until her blood ran dry or the High Priest ordered her removal.
• The High Priest assigned recovery, security, and aftermath duties, and ordered the leaders to prepare for Shrek Academy’s response to Elder Xuan Ye’s fall in Heishan Town.
• The High Priest prayed in the secret chamber and received the Sea God’s oracle to receive Shrek Academy members, grant them divine trials, and stabilize faith anchor points on the continent.

The High Priest weighed Sea God Island’s depleted strength against the oracle’s command to receive Shrek Academy and oversee its divine trials. He resolved to obey and summoned the surviving Sacred Pillars to Sea God Hall to plan the mission.

• The High Priest recounted the Seven Sacred Pillars’ losses and injuries, including Dolphin Douluo’s death, Crayfish Douluo’s grave condition, and Coral Douluo’s shaken resolve.
• He considered the danger of receiving Shrek Academy while Sea God Island remained vulnerable to Kraken and relations with Shrek were strained by Xuan Ye’s death.
• The High Priest decided that the oracle must be carried out, seeing the mission as a possible way to gain allies and restore Sea God Island’s fortunes.
• He ordered the injured Sacred Pillars to focus on recovery, proposed screening substitute candidates, and judged that Coral Douluo might regain her confidence through the mission.
• The High Priest summoned Coral Douluo, Sea Swallow, Conch Douluo, and Ye Yang to Sea God Hall to discuss the oracle.

The High Priest summoned the four available Sacred Pillars and ordered them to undergo Divine Power Infusion to reach rank ninety-eight before carrying out an urgent divine mission. They followed him toward the Sea God Altar, accepting the dangerous ritual to defend Sea God Island.

• The High Priest told Coral Douluo, Sea Swallow Douluo, Conch Douluo, and Leaf Sheep Douluo that they had to rise from rank ninety-five to rank ninety-eight.
• Coral Douluo warned that forced advancement could damage their foundations, while Sea Swallow Douluo asked how they could reach rank ninety-eight so quickly.
• The High Priest revealed he would use the Sea God's divine power to perform Divine Power Infusion and explained that the four could withstand Kraken together if the ritual succeeded.
• Conch Douluo asked whether they could face Kraken, and the High Priest assessed the soul beast's strength and urged them to trust their combined power.
• Leaf Sheep Douluo accepted the divine oracle and her duty without objection, and the other Sacred Pillars agreed to proceed.
• The High Priest led the four toward the Sea God Altar to begin Divine Power Infusion.

The High Priest used the Heart of the Sea God and the altar formation to advance Coral, Sea Swallow, Conch, and Leaf Sheep to rank ninety-eight, then sent them to receive Shrek’s delegation. Mu Yun and his team met the four Sea God Island Sacred Pillars and departed for a safer location.

• The High Priest empowered Coral, Sea Swallow, Conch, and Leaf Sheep, advancing all four to rank ninety-eight while leaving them with a sense of hollowness in their foundations.
• The High Priest ordered Sea Swallow Douluo and the others to prioritize Shrek’s safe arrival and retreat if Kraken intercepted them, promising to face Kraken himself if needed.
• Mu Yun and his Shrek team discussed a secret message from the Clear Sky Sect and set out to rendezvous with Sea God Island.
• Coral, Sea Swallow, Conch, and Leaf Sheep introduced themselves to Mu Yun’s team and led them toward a hidden stretch of coastline.

After learning that Leaf Sheep Douluo and Shrek Academy's Soul Saints had fallen, the High Priest crossed the sea to confront Kraken. Kraken escaped just before the High Priest arrived, leaving him to face the devastated battlefield and swear vengeance.

• Sea Swallow Douluo returned to Sea God Island with evidence of Leaf Sheep Douluo's death, and the High Priest ordered him to guard the island with Crayfish Douluo and Sea Turtle Douluo.
• The High Priest used the Sea God's Power to open a spatial gate and travel toward the northeastern coast.
• Kraken killed Leaf Sheep Douluo and dissolved the three Shrek Academy Soul Saints in poison, then wounded Mu Yun while Coral Douluo and Conch Douluo fought to protect him.
• Kraken prepared a devastating attack but sensed the High Priest approaching and chose to flee rather than fight him.
• The High Priest arrived too late to stop Kraken's escape and found the fallen warriors and the injured survivors on the battlefield.
• The High Priest surveyed the destruction and spoke Kraken's name in cold fury.

The High Priest healed Coral, Conch, and Mu Yun, then resolved to pursue Kraken and avenge Ye Yang and the fallen. He allowed Mu Yun and the two Sacred Pillars to accompany him, and the group set off after Kraken’s fading trail.

• The High Priest used the Sea God Scepter to heal Coral, Conch, and the gravely wounded Mu Yun.
• The High Priest ordered Coral and Conch to escort Mu Yun to Sea God Island while he pursued Kraken.
• Mu Yun asked to join the hunt so he could witness Kraken’s execution and avenge Shrek’s fallen elites.
• Coral and Conch proposed accompanying Mu Yun and supporting the High Priest, and the High Priest agreed under strict orders.
• The High Priest detected Kraken’s fading spatial trace and led Coral, Conch, and Mu Yun in pursuit.

Kraken lured the High Priest and his companions into a deep-sea ambush, using a beast tide to create an opening to break free and strike back. He escaped into the abyss after injuring the High Priest, while the High Priest ordered the others to return and prepare Sea God Island for Kraken’s threatened attack.

• Kraken sensed the High Priest, Mu Yun, Coral, and Conch approaching and stirred the deep-sea currents and Sea Soul Beasts for an ambush.
• The High Priest used Abyss Fixation to suppress Kraken, but the resulting disturbance unleashed a beast tide against Coral, Conch, and Mu Yun.
• The High Priest attacked the beast tide with Surging Waves while maintaining the seal, giving Kraken a chance to break free and feint at the three companions.
• Kraken redirected his attack into the High Priest’s hastily summoned divine hand, injuring him before escaping into the deeper abyss.
• The High Priest abandoned the pursuit and ordered his companions to return so Sea God Island could prepare for Kraken’s threatened visit.

During a beast tide assault on Sea God Island, Sea Swallow Douluo secretly killed Crayfish Douluo with an Annihilation Decomposition Ray and planned to disguise the murder as a heroic death. Sea Turtle Douluo accepted the deception, and the defenders repelled the tide with help from Evil Orca King Huben’s group.

• Crayfish Douluo, Sea Turtle Douluo, and Sea Swallow Douluo fought to defend Sea God Island from a sudden beast tide.
• Sea Swallow Douluo sent Crayfish Douluo to reinforce the eastern No. 3 reef zone, then secretly fired the Annihilation Decomposition Ray into his back and erased him.
• Sea Turtle Douluo asked whether Sea Swallow Douluo had killed Crayfish, and Sea Swallow explained that they would frame his death as a sacrifice during the beast tide.
• Sea Turtle Douluo agreed to maintain the cover story and returned to the battle with Sea Swallow Douluo.
• Evil Orca King Huben arrived with his group, and their attack alongside the defenders caused the beast tide to collapse.

The High Priest returned to Sea God Island to find it devastated by a beast tide and learned that Crayfish Douluo had supposedly died defending it. Sea Swallow Douluo and Sea Turtle Douluo concealed what really happened, while the High Priest suspected Kraken had orchestrated the attack and set his grief aside to address the urgent matter involving Mu Yun.

• The High Priest returned with Coral Douluo, Conch Douluo, and Mu Yun to find the plaza scarred by battle and Crayfish Douluo missing.
• Sea Swallow Douluo claimed a beast tide had killed Crayfish Douluo after a surprise attack, and Sea Turtle Douluo accepted blame for failing to protect him.
• Coral Douluo and Conch Douluo reacted with shock, while Mu Yun sensed something strange in the atmosphere.
• The High Priest recalled Kraken's past attacks and suspected he had caused the beast tide to create an accident and delay them.
• The High Priest absolved Sea Swallow Douluo and Sea Turtle Douluo of blame, then turned to Mu Yun and raised the urgent matter at hand.

Kraken planned to exploit a moment when Tang San’s attention might be diverted to launch an operation against Sea God Island. After learning that Mu Yun’s Sea God trial had rapidly strengthened him, Kraken ordered Huben to stage a diversion and prepare cover for Coral and the others.

• The High Priest ordered Sea Swallow Douluo to take Mu Yun to the Sea God’s Light and begin his trial immediately.
• Months later, Kraken calculated that Tang San might be focused on his newborn daughter during the God Realm’s evening, creating a brief opening in his attention.
• Huben reported that Sea God Island had concentrated its defenses around Mu Yun, whose trial had raised his soul rings and cultivation at an extraordinary pace.
• Kraken concluded that the Sea God was rapidly empowering Mu Yun as a standard-bearer for faith and decided it was time to act.
• Kraken ordered Huben to lead a large but nonlethal feint attack on Sea God Island and coordinate with nearby Sea Soul Beast forces to cover Coral and the others.

Kraken launched a coordinated beast tide against Sea God Island, forcing its exhausted defenders to abandon the outer western and northern lines and suffer heavy losses. Mu Yun emerged from his divine trial after the attack and recognized Kraken’s hand in it, while Kraken watched from the deep sea and confirmed his responsibility.

• Kraken sent Sea Soul Beasts to attack Sea God Island from the west, north, and south, targeting its weakened defenses and harbor.
• The High Priest ordered the defenders to abandon outer positions, reinforce the inner ring and southern harbor, and protect Mu Yun’s altar.
• Sea Turtle Douluo, Coral Douluo, Conch Douluo, and Sea Swallow Douluo fought through the night as the High Priest coordinated the defense.
• The beast tide retreated at dawn, leaving the island’s defenses wrecked and more than a hundred dead or heavily wounded.
• Mu Yun emerged from the altar, advanced in his divine trial, and asked the High Priest whether Kraken had caused the attack.
• Kraken watched Sea God Island from the abyssal rift and confirmed that he had launched the beast tide.