Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinglan and Leng Yaozhu stood by Su Mo as the Tang Sect prepared to take him in for judgment. Just as Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin moved to fight Leng Yaozhu, Ning Bei appeared and challenged their claim over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Ye Changsong agreed not to interfere, but Ye Xinglan refused to leave Su Mo and threatened never to speak to her grandfather again.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Wu Sidu joined Ye Xinglan in supporting Su Mo, while Leng Yaozhu continued to shield him from the Tang Sect.
• Cao Dezhi summoned his Ruthless Sword and Four-Word Battle Armor as Leng Yaozhu donned her own armor and prepared to fight.
• Ning Bei suddenly appeared behind Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin, startling them and the onlookers.
• Cao Dezhi tried to explain the Tang Sect's interest in Su Mo, but Ning Bei dismissed the claim and said the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was not their secret treasure.

Ning Bei refused Cao Dezhi’s offer to return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, prompting Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin to unleash their Four-Word Battle Armor. Ning Bei answered by summoning a terrifying phantom, giving Yun Ming and Long Yeyue a reason to intervene.

• Qiangu Dongfeng suspected the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the blessed land from the old rumors and waited for the confrontation to escalate.
• Cao Dezhi asked Ning Bei to return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, offering to let the Tang Sect’s other grievances go.
• Ning Bei refused, and Cao Dezhi called for Zang Xin as the two men unleashed their auras and fully unfolded their Four-Word Battle Armor.
• Leng Yaozhu shielded Su Mo and the others from the pressure while Ning Bei summoned a blood-colored vortex and a terrifying phantom.
• Yun Ming and Long Yeyue sensed the evil aura near Shrek City and set off toward Zang Xin’s location.

At the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yue learned that Su Mo was in danger outside Shrek City and insisted on going to save him, despite Bi Ji's fears that their identities would be exposed. Zi Ji revealed that Su Mo was Bi Ji's “little Mo Mo,” but a message from Su Mo convinced Gu Yue that they should stay put, while Zi Ji faced the fury of both women.

• Zi Ji told Gu Yue that Su Mo was outside Shrek City, where several Limit Douluos were fighting.
• Gu Yue ordered Bi Ji to let her go rescue Su Mo, but Bi Ji refused because their identities might be exposed.
• Zi Ji told Bi Ji that Su Mo was her little Mo Mo and admitted she had slept with him, enraging Gu Yue and Bi Ji.
• Zi Ji reminded Gu Yue and Bi Ji that Su Mo was still in danger, and they agreed to postpone confronting Zi Ji until after the rescue.
• Gu Yue received a message from Su Mo telling them not to worry about him, and she decided they should follow his instructions and stay behind.

Ning Bei confronted Shrek and Tang Sect leaders over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Su Mo refused Leng Yaozhu’s offer to escape. Ning Bei lured Yun Ming away to fight, leaving Su Mo watching Long Yeyue expectantly.

• Cao Dezhi urged Qiangu Dongfeng to attack Ning Bei, but Qiangu Dongfeng defended him and held back.
• Yun Ming arrived, and Leng Yaozhu offered to take Su Mo out of Shrek City; Su Mo refused.
• Yun Ming asked Ning Bei to return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Ning Bei mocked Shrek and the Tang Sect as incompetent.
• Long Yeyue, Cao Dezhi, and Zang Xin moved to surround Ning Bei, while Qiangu Dongfeng realized he had lost his chance to claim a share.
• Ning Bei challenged Yun Ming to change locations for their fight, and Yun Ming flew away with him as Su Mo watched Long Yeyue.

Long Yeyue tried to take Su Mo back to Shrek, but the Blood Demon ambushed her and the clash drew several powerful fighters into battle. Their fight triggered Shrek City's defenses and plunged the city into panic, while Leng Yaozhu evacuated Su Mo and the others.

• Long Yeyue accused Su Mo of colluding with Evil Soul Masters and demanded that he return to Shrek for investigation, while Leng Yaozhu defended him.
• Long Yeyue transformed into a peak Demigod and prepared to attack Leng Yaozhu, but the Blood Demon struck from the void and severed her arm.
• The Blood Demon swallowed Long Yeyue's arm and its curse began corroding her, so Cao Dezhi, Zang Xin, and Long Yeyue attacked it.
• The battle's shockwaves activated Shrek City's defenses, but the city's forces failed to assemble as panic spread among civilians.
• Zhuo Shi sent senior students to maintain order and relocated junior students, while Qiangu Dongfeng and Ye Changsong raised barriers and Leng Yaozhu carried Su Mo and the others away.

Su Mo secretly infiltrated the Golden Ancient Tree while its Tree Spirit was asleep, using natural energy and Sage Mode to slip past its defenses. He reached the tree's inner space and found the Seed of Nature hovering above the sleeping Tree Spirit.

• Su Mo returned to the dormitory bathroom using a Shadow Clone as cover, entered Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode, and disguised his appearance.
• Su Mo teleported to Sea God Island, retrieved the pebble bearing his Flying Thunder God Mark, and traveled underground to the Golden Ancient Tree's roots.
• Su Mo poured natural energy into the tree and resonated with it until its spiritual barrier opened.
• Su Mo entered the Golden Ancient Tree's inner space and spotted the Seed of Nature above the sleeping Tree Spirit.

Su Mo secured the Seed of Nature from the Golden Ancient Tree and sent it with Leng Yulai before returning to the operation. Ya Li learned that the explosion at No. 6 Cemetery had left her family’s graves intact and turned back toward Shrek City.

• Su Mo carefully drew the Seed of Nature out of the Golden Ancient Tree’s core space, sealed it in a life-gold box, and used Flying Thunder God to leave Shrek Academy.
• Su Mo’s Shadow Clone gave Leng Yulai the box and told her to follow his instructions before disappearing.
• Ya Li hurried toward Yungui City after hearing about an explosion at No. 6 Cemetery, then stopped to answer a call from Sister Xu.
• Sister Xu told Ya Li that her parents’ and older brother’s graves were intact and sent her photographs confirming it.
• Ya Li thanked Sister Xu and turned back toward Shrek City.

Ya Li returned to Shrek City after sensing that Su Mo’s protective sachet had activated, and found Long Yeyue, Cao Dezhi, and Zang Xin battling the Blood Demon outside the city. She used her Prayer Angel’s purification power to cleanse the battlefield and burn the Blood Demon, which drove it to retreat.

• Ya Li turned back toward Shrek City after the sachet she had given Su Mo activated, then sensed Long Yeyue, Zang Xin, and Cao Dezhi’s Soul Power near the city.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and Ye Changsong shielded Shrek City from the battle’s shockwaves as the three fighters struggled against the Blood Demon.
• Ya Li arrived and sensed pure light concealed beneath the Blood Demon’s evil aura, then spread her Prayer Angel’s holy light across the battlefield.
• Ya Li’s rain of light purified the deathly aura and burned the Blood Demon, which knocked Long Yeyue, Cao Dezhi, and Zang Xin away before retreating.

After the Blood Demon transformed into the God Rank Holy Spirit Blood Demon, Ya Li learned that the Tang Sect had lured her away while pursuing Su Mo over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. She refused to help the Tang Sect and learned Su Mo was with Leng Yaozhu at the Spirit Pagoda, so the group headed there.

• The Blood Demon fused with Yilai Jingsi's divine consciousness fragment and evolved into the Holy Spirit Blood Demon, able to switch between holy and demonic forms.
• Ya Li questioned Long Yeyue and Cao Dezhi about what had happened, and Cao Dezhi said Su Mo and his force had stolen the Tang Sect's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Cao Dezhi revealed that Guan Yue was holding down the fort at the Blood God Legion, easing Ya Li's concern about its safety.
• Ya Li concluded the Tang Sect had caused the Yungui City explosion to lure her away and decided she would not help the Tang Sect.
• Qiangu Dongfeng told Ya Li that Leng Yaozhu had taken Su Mo and was his father-in-law, then invited everyone to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Long Yeyue, Cao Dezhi, Zang Xin, Ya Li, Qiangu Dongfeng, and the others headed to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters to meet Su Mo and Leng Yaozhu.

Su Mo arrived at Spirit Pagoda headquarters with Xu Xiaoyan and the others, where Gu Yue confronted him over what she believed he had hidden from her. He was brought before Gu Yue and Bi Ji and asked to explain himself.

• Xu Xiaoyan reunited with Gu Yue at Spirit Pagoda headquarters, while Gu Yue glared suspiciously at Su Mo.
• Leng Yaozhu sent Gu Yue to take Su Mo and the others to her office, and Bi Ji watched Su Mo resentfully from the corridor.
• Gu Yue dragged Su Mo away from the others, while Na'er worried that conflict with him could expose Gu Yue's plan and endanger the Soul Beast Clan.
• Gu Yue brought Su Mo into a secluded room, where Zi JI knelt with a sign confessing guilt and Bi Ji confronted him.
• Gu Yue sat down and demanded that Su Mo explain himself, and he weakly agreed.

Su Mo tried to explain why he had hidden his reincarnation from Gu Yue, and she let him off after he admitted fault. But Gu Yue and Bi Ji then confronted him over his relationships, and Zi Ji exposed his three-year affair with Ice Empress.

• Su Mo blamed his secrecy on Gu Yue's earlier behavior toward Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue faltered when Bi Ji and Zi Ji agreed with him.
• Gu Yue accused Su Mo of still having chances to confess, but he admitted his oversight and she agreed to drop the matter.
• Gu Yue confronted Su Mo about his affairs with Zi Ji and Ice Empress, then told Bi Ji to have her say.
• Su Mo pleaded with Bi Ji, but she rejected his apology because he had let her believe for seven years that he might be dead.
• Su Mo blamed Zi Ji for not telling Bi Ji, so Zi Ji tried to earn forgiveness by exposing that Su Mo and Ice Empress had spent every night together for three years.

Su Mo narrowly escaped Gu Yue’s anger when Leng Yaozhu summoned them to meet the Shrek and Tang Sect representatives. On the way to the conference room, he revealed that he had taken the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and refused to return it.

• Gu Yue confronted Su Mo over his three-year relationship with the Ice Empress, but Leng Yaozhu called and ordered Gu Yue to bring him to the conference room.
• Bi Ji worried about Su Mo as he left with Gu Yue, while Zi JI persuaded Bi Ji to go shopping for revealing clothes.
• Gu Yue asked Su Mo why Shrek and the Tang Sect had gathered such powerful forces, and he said he had taken the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Su Mo rejected the idea of returning the sanctuary, claiming it belonged to whoever could hold it and that the Tang Sect had no proof of ownership.

Su Mo challenged the Tang Sect’s claim to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well during a conference, while Qiangu Dongfeng weighed which side to support. After Infernal Delicate Apricot disputed the Tang Sect’s history of ownership, Su Mo exposed the weakness in Zang Xin’s evidence and left the dispute unresolved.

• Ya Li called Su Mo to sit beside her, signaling her support, while Qiangu Dongfeng decided to wait before choosing a side.
• Cao Dezhi offered to give up the Immortal Herbs if Su Mo returned the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Su Mo denied that it belonged to the Tang Sect.
• Zang Xin claimed the Tang Sect owned the well because Tang San had discovered it, and Ya Li neutralized the pressure he released at Su Mo.
• Infernal Delicate Apricot appeared and said Dugu Bo had discovered the well first, Tang San had taken it from him, and Tang San had never passed it down to the Tang Sect.
• Qiangu Dongfeng questioned Infernal Delicate Apricot’s credibility, but Su Mo pointed out that Zang Xin had offered no stronger proof of the Tang Sect’s ownership.
• Zang Xin cited Tang Sect members’ visits to the well, and Su Mo countered that he had also visited the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Zang Xin unable to reply.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin left to make final arrangements before using Emotion Moves Heaven to force Ning Bei to return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a move Su Mo knew would kill them. Qiangu Dongfeng hurried to the battlefield, eager to exploit their deaths, while Ya Li sent Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue away so she could speak with Su Mo alone.

• Cao Dezhi asked Su Mo to persuade Lin Bei to return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Su Mo said he had no authority over family affairs.
• Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin left the conference room, declaring that the ones who tied the knot must untie it, and Long Yeyue accepted responsibility for the Tang Sect.
• Su Mo realized Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin intended to use Emotion Moves Heaven, whose three-day restraint would kill them through its backlash.
• Qiangu Dongfeng planned to use two Godslaying Soul Guidance Shells against Shrek and the Tang Sect, then rushed to watch the battle.
• Ya Li sent Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue out of the conference room so she could speak privately with Su Mo.

Su Mo revealed to Ya Li that he had returned from the dead and was working to stop those trying to seize the Plane Spirit’s authority. Ya Li learned that Shrek was behind the plot, but Su Mo rejected her suggestion to alert the Federation Government.

• Ya Li confronted Su Mo about his connection to the Evil Soul Master at Ragnar Hotel, and Su Mo said the Plane Spirit had tasked him with stopping someone from taking its authority.
• When Ya Li doubted his explanation, Su Mo repeated the childhood wish she had shared only with her brother and used their familiar gesture to prove who he was.
• Ya Li recognized Su Mo as her brother, embraced him, and wept over how much she had missed him.
• Su Mo explained that he had stayed away because Ya Li was at Shrek and had become Yun Ming’s wife.
• Ya Li realized Shrek was trying to take the Plane Spirit’s authority and offered to contact the Federation Government, but Su Mo said it could not resolve the matter.

Su Mo explained to Ya Li that Tang Hao was behind the attempt to replace the Plane Spirit, with Ah Yin secretly weakening it, and that the Federation might respond with a Godslaying Soul Guidance Shell. Ya Li learned Su Mo had never died, and confronted him for leaving her alone without contact.

• Ya Li warned Su Mo that the Federation Government could use its Godslaying Soul Guidance Shells against Shrek and the Tang Sect.
• Su Mo revealed that Tang San was behind the plan to replace the Plane Spirit, though Shrek itself did not know about it.
• Su Mo explained that Ah Yin, the Golden Ancient Tree's Seed of Nature, was helping Tang Hao weaken the Plane Spirit, while Tang Hao intended to become Plane Master.
• Ya Li asked how Su Mo had returned to life, and he told her he had never died.
• Ya Li clutched Su Mo's arm and angrily asked why he had never contacted her.

Su Mo explained to Ya Li why he had disappeared and revealed that he was a soul beast seeking divine power left on the continent. After they reunited, Ya Li claimed she had become Su Mo’s godmother in front of Leng Yaozhu, just as a heavy object crashed to the floor and left Su Mo fearing trouble.

• Su Mo told Ya Li he had left to protect his hidden identity and learned too late that she had married Yun Ming.
• Su Mo revealed that he was a soul beast and planned to collect divine power, while Ya Li suggested Devil Island and the Yue Family as sources.
• Ya Li teased Su Mo about accepting her as his mother and offering to introduce him to Leng Yaozhu, then learned Leng Yulai had already tried to do so.
• Su Mo and Ya Li left the meeting room holding hands, and Ya Li told Leng Yaozhu that Su Mo had agreed to take her as his godmother.
• A heavy object struck the floor, and Su Mo realized he was in trouble.

Bi Ji confronted Su Mo over whether he would call Ya Li “Mom,” and was delighted when he called her Mom Bi Ji instead. After Su Mo explained why Soul Beasts could become Beast Traitors and proposed adapting human institutions to build their own sense of belonging, Gu Yue and Bi Ji considered how to prevent further defections.

• Ya Li and Bi Ji silently competed over Su Mo, and Ya Li decided to stay at the Spirit Pagoda while Leng Yaozhu worried about their friendship and her possible departure from Shrek.
• Bi Ji demanded an explanation from Su Mo, who said Ya Li was his little sister and then reluctantly called Bi Ji “Mom Bi Ji.”
• Su Mo explained to Gu Yue, Bi Ji, and Zi JI how he had turned Ya Li into a Human Traitor instead of being assimilated himself.
• Su Mo argued that Soul Beasts were vulnerable to human influence because they lacked a settled outlook and a sense of belonging in their own civilization.
• When Bi Ji doubted that Soul Beasts could build a civilization, Su Mo suggested adapting the rules and institutions of human society.

Su Mo explained how artificial intelligence could help the Soul Beasts solve their food shortage and build a lasting civilization. Bi Ji noted that the Federation Government’s AI was still experimental, leaving its usefulness uncertain.

• Gu Yue challenged Su Mo to explain how the Soul Beasts could secure food without crops or livestock.
• Su Mo proposed using mechas to raise livestock and grow crops, then clarified that they did not need expensive Red-Grade Mechas.
• Su Mo introduced artificial intelligence as another kind of intelligent life that could help with the work.
• Bi Ji recognized the term from newspapers and questioned whether the Federation Government’s experimental AI could actually be used.

Su Mo revealed that he had developed general artificial intelligence through Consortium B and discussed his plans to build a civilization for soul beasts after dealing with Tang San and the Divine Realm. Gu Yue and Bi Ji kissed him, and Zi JI eagerly demanded her turn.

• Su Mo explained to Gu Yue and Bi Ji that his artificial intelligence had reached general intelligence and was evolving toward super artificial intelligence.
• Su Mo said he began researching artificial intelligence after founding Consortium B, and Gu Yue learned that he had founded the powerful conglomerate.
• Su Mo told Gu Yue he would deal with Tang San and the Divine Realm before helping the soul beasts establish their own civilization.
• Gu Yue kissed Su Mo, and he embraced and kissed her in return while Zi JI and Bi Ji watched.
• Bi Ji pulled Su Mo into her arms and kissed him, then Zi JI rushed forward and declared that it was her turn.