Chapter Summaries

Su Mo rebuffed Wu Zhangkong's questions and Tang Wulin's gift after Tang Wulin's group passed the Spirit Ascension Platform assessment. The chapter ended with Xie Xie challenging Su Mo's claim that Tang Wulin's Cloud Titanium Vest was useless to him.

• Wu Zhangkong asked Su Mo about his swordsmanship, but Su Mo treated the question as an intrusion, and Wu Zhangkong turned away in annoyance.
• Tang Wulin's group defeated the Xu siblings, hunted more Soul Beasts, and was teleported out when their time in the Spirit Ascension Platform expired.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Tang Wulin's group and announced that they had passed the final assessment.
• Tang Wulin offered Su Mo a Cloud Titanium Vest he had made for him, but Su Mo refused it and said it would be more useful to someone else.
• Xie Xie accused Su Mo of being ungrateful and argued that the vest had saved lives, challenging Su Mo's claim that he did not need it.

After Su Mo saved Mu Xi from a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the Spirit Ascension Platform, Mu Chen arrived and learned that Tang Wulin and his classmates were training there. Mu Xi approached Su Mo to ask his name, leaving Mu Chen to suspect she had become interested in him.

• Xie Xie realized that the others were laughing at his boast after Su Mo's effortless victory over a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Mu Chen arrived with Spirit Pagoda staff, and Tang Wulin revealed that Mu Chen was his blacksmithing teacher.
• Tang Wulin explained that Eastsea Academy had paid for his classmates and him to train in the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Mu Chen encouraged him to make the most of it.
• Mu Chen told Tang Wulin that Mu Xi had been injured by a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, though she was now safe.
• Mu Xi left Yuan Baoer and shyly asked Su Mo for his name, while Mu Chen and Yuan Baoer reacted to her sudden interest in him.

Mu Xi reunited with Su Mo after he saved her from a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, while her parents reacted to her obvious interest in him. The group learned that Su Mo had killed the beast himself, leaving Xie Xie embarrassed and Su Mo pleased with his gains.

• Mu Xi recognized Su Mo as the junior who had saved her, and Mu Chen gave him his business card while Yuan Baoer teased Mu Xi about her feelings.
• Mu Chen, Yuan Baoer, and Mu Xi left the Spirit Pagoda after exchanging pleasantries with Su Mo.
• Gu Yue questioned whether Su Mo had really saved Mu Xi, and Wang Ling revealed that Su Mo had also killed the hundred-year Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Wu Zhangkong confirmed Wang Ling's account, stunning Tang Wulin and the others and making Xie Xie regret having looked down on Su Mo.
• Su Mo prepared to head back, satisfied that he had gained a top-tier External Soul Bone and a connection with Mu Chen.

Su Mo left after killing the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, prompting Wu Zhangkong to rally Tang Wulin and his teammates to work harder instead of giving up. Days later, Mu Xi visited Su Mo at home, but her reason for coming remained unclear.

• Su Mo left, and Wu Zhangkong encouraged Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi to stop feeling defeated and aim to catch up with him.
• Tang Wulin regained his fighting spirit and promised to cultivate harder, inspiring his teammates to do the same.
• Wu Zhangkong promised to analyze Su Mo's battle against the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear for the team.
• After several days away from Eastsea Academy, Su Mo answered a visit from Mu Xi and invited her inside.
• Su Mo gave Mu Xi a bottle of cola and asked why she had come to see him.

Mu Xi visited Su Mo and tried to cook for him, but an explosion wrecked his kitchen. Su Mo sent her to clean up while he handled the mess, and Mu Xi took his concern as encouragement to keep pursuing him.

• Mu Xi asked Su Mo why he had missed class, and he said he simply had not felt like going.
• Mu Xi offered to cook for Su Mo, and he let her use his kitchen.
• Su Mo learned from Leng Yulai that someone in the Federation was investigating the source of his funds, and he told her to ignore it.
• An explosion filled the kitchen with smoke, and Su Mo found Mu Xi amid the wreckage after her cooking went wrong.
• Su Mo sent Mu Xi to take a shower and said he would clean the kitchen, leaving her blushing and determined to continue her pursuit.

Su Mo hosted Mu Xi, then returned to Eastsea Academy for the semester’s final exam and learned that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had transferred schools. Xie Xie explained that Tang Wulin’s bloodline had affected Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul, leaving Su Mo suspicious about the source of Tang Wulin’s dragon bloodline.

• Mu Xi apologized to Su Mo and chatted with him over takeout before leaving.
• Wu Zhangkong messaged Su Mo to attend the final exam, and Su Mo agreed.
• Su Mo arrived at Class Zero and learned from Tang Wulin that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had transferred schools.
• Xie Xie explained that Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon King Martial Soul had mutated after exposure to Tang Wulin’s bloodline, prompting Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to leave.
• Su Mo suspected Tang Wulin’s dragon bloodline was abnormal and looked at Gu Yue with sympathy.

Wu Zhangkong led Class Zero to its final exam while seething over Shrek Academy’s recent humiliation. On the way, Su Mo revealed news about the Goddess of Light, and Tang San recognized her as Di Qiu’er, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion whose soul he had imprisoned in the Underworld.

• Wu Zhangkong arrived at Class Zero in a furious mood, then told the students to follow him to their final exam.
• Wu Zhangkong led the class onto a Soul Guidance Bus, where Tang Wulin asked Xie Xie why their teacher was so angry.
• Su Mo sent the class a news report about the Goddess of Light and Shrek’s undefeated myth being shattered.
• Tang San recognized the Goddess of Light as Di Qiu’er after Tang Wulin read that her Martial Soul was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Tang San recalled imprisoning Di Qiu’er’s soul in the Underworld and feared that someone might have deliberately freed it.

Wu Zhangkong brought Su Mo, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie to the Tang Sect branch in Eastsea City to enter its independently developed Hero Hall. Su Mo was transported into the simulated space first, where he marveled at the Tang Sect’s spatial technology.

• Tang Wulin failed to get another response from Tang San and left his spiritual world as the bus reached Eastsea City.
• Wu Zhangkong brought the group to a discreet Tang Sect building, where they put on identity wristbands to pass its defenses.
• Su Mo explained that the wristbands verified their identities and identified the spatial passage as Tang Sect technology connected to Hero Hall.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed that he intended to record Su Mo’s performance in Hero Hall and send the footage to Tang Sect Headquarters to investigate his mysterious background.
• Wu Zhangkong instructed the four to enter the passage, and Su Mo was transported into Hero Hall before Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie followed.

Su Mo entered the Tang Sect's Hero Hall trial, but a system malfunction trapped him inside with a simulated Tang San whose Soul Power vastly exceeded his own. Su Mo opened the Gate of Healing and rushed to exploit a gap in Tang San's defenses.

• Wu Zhangkong started a medium trial for four participants, but the Hero Hall system malfunctioned and ignored his attempts to stop it.
• Su Mo attacked the forming phantom, but black tentacles reassembled it, revealing a simulated Tang San.
• Tang San unleashed a relentless sea of Blue Silver Grass, and Su Mo realized Tang San had far more Soul Power than he did.
• Su Mo threw his sword and changed its trajectory, forcing Tang San to use Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and briefly lose control of the Blue Silver Grass.
• Su Mo shattered a path through the grass with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw, opened the Gate of Healing, and charged at Tang San.

Su Mo overwhelmed Tang San in close combat, exposing the limits of Tang San’s abilities inside the Hero Hall. Tang San used Ring Detonation to boost his power, while Su Mo concluded that the Tang San before him possessed independent self-awareness and wondered why he had targeted him.

• Tang San tried to trap Su Mo with Blue Silver Entanglement, but Su Mo dodged and forced him to summon the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San used Titan Hammer to unleash a shockwave, but Su Mo evaded it and attacked him with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
• Su Mo’s fast close-range strikes wounded Tang San and left his arms numb as he struggled to defend himself with the cumbersome hammer.
• Tang San, unable to use his domain, hidden weapons, or Soul Bones in the Hero Hall, activated Ring Detonation and shattered his two yellow Soul Rings.
• Su Mo recognized Tang San’s independent self-awareness and wondered whether Tang San had discovered his plans against Tang Wulin.

Tang San gained a twentyfold power boost by destroying two Soul Rings and struck Su Mo, but Su Mo activated his Fourth Activation and used Silent Feather to outmaneuver him. The chapter ended with Tang San helpless in midair as Su Mo repeatedly kicked him, breaking his bones.

• Tang San destroyed two Soul Rings, removed his restrictions, and struck Su Mo with the Clear Sky Hammer, breaking several of Su Mo’s ribs.
• Su Mo mocked Tang San, then activated the Third and Fourth Activations of the Seven Heavenly Breaths.
• Tang San attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Chaotic Cloak Dance, but Su Mo vanished before the hammer hit.
• Su Mo used Silent Feather to hide the sound of his movements and evade Tang San’s attacks.
• Su Mo attacked Tang San from behind and kicked him through the air repeatedly, leaving him unable to fight back.

Su Mo killed Tang San during the Hero Hall trial after the Protection System failed, then collapsed from his injuries when the trial ended. Wu Zhangkong took him to the hospital and ordered the others to keep the malfunction secret.

• Su Mo repeatedly slammed Tang San into the ground until Tang San died and dissolved into starlight.
• The Protection System and Teleportation System returned to normal, and the trial ended as Wu Zhangkong was contacting Tang Sect Headquarters.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue were teleported out before Su Mo emerged badly injured and fainted in Tang Wulin's arms.
• Wu Zhangkong sent Su Mo with a medical team to Donghai City First Hospital and explained that the Protection System failure had likely caused his injuries.
• Wu Zhangkong warned Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue not to reveal the Hero Hall malfunction to anyone outside.

Tang Wulin struggled with Wu Zhangkong’s insistence that the Tang Sect’s reputation and its role in preventing war outweighed revealing the Hero Hall accident, while Tang San persuaded him that Su Mo shared some blame. After Tang Wulin agreed to join the Tang Sect to learn what it truly stood for, Xie Xie joined as well, and Wu Zhangkong turned to Gu Yue.

• Wu Zhangkong told Tang Wulin to keep the Hero Hall malfunction secret to protect the Tang Sect’s reputation and its efforts to preserve peace.
• Tang Wulin questioned whether the Tang Sect’s reputation mattered more than Su Mo’s life, while Xie Xie and Gu Yue supported Wu Zhangkong’s view that sacrifices were sometimes necessary.
• Tang San comforted Tang Wulin, claimed Su Mo might recover and even thank the Tang Sect, then logged off after recalling that he had caused the system error and been beaten by Su Mo.
• Wu Zhangkong invited Tang Wulin to join the Tang Sect, and Tang Wulin accepted so he could see for himself what the organization stood for.
• Xie Xie immediately agreed to join the Tang Sect after Tang Wulin, and Wu Zhangkong asked Gu Yue whether she would join too.

After waking in the hospital, Su Mo reflected on his plan to get close to Tang Wulin and revealed his alliance with the Plane Spirit against Tang Hao and his wife. Wu Zhangkong then visited with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, apologized on the Tang Sect’s behalf, and promised to cover Su Mo’s expenses and provide compensation.

• Gu Yue declined Wu Zhangkong’s invitation to join the Tang Sect, and Wu Zhangkong accepted her decision while registering Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.
• Wu Zhangkong learned that Su Mo had awakened and brought Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to visit him at the hospital.
• Su Mo recalled that he had deliberately combined powerful techniques to injure himself and create a chance to become close to Tang Wulin, whom he suspected was harboring Tang San.
• Su Mo revealed that the Plane Spirit had resurrected him and made him a Child of the Plane so he could help oppose Tang Hao and his wife.
• Su Mo planned to use his apparent friendship with Tang Wulin and Wu Zhangkong as cover for future retaliation against Tang San.
• Wu Zhangkong apologized for the accident on behalf of the Tang Sect and said it would pay Su Mo’s hospital expenses and offer compensation.

Su Mo agreed to keep the Hero Hall malfunction secret, while Tang San mistakenly believed Su Mo’s smile meant he would support Tang Wulin. After everyone left, Su Mo recognized Tang San’s scheme and received a message from an old acquaintance who had encountered Di Tian.

• Wu Zhangkong asked Su Mo not to reveal the Hero Hall system malfunction, and Su Mo agreed before Tang Wulin could speak.
• Tang Wulin thanked Su Mo and called them partners, prompting Su Mo to smile as he left.
• Tang San interpreted Su Mo’s smile as a sign that Su Mo would not threaten Tang Wulin’s future place as leader of the Shrek Seven Devils.
• After Wu Zhangkong and the others left, Su Mo dropped his smile and recognized Tang San’s hidden involvement in the incident.
• Su Mo saw an old acquaintance come online and message him that they had run into Di Tian.

Di Qiu'er reflected on how her actions had helped bring ruin to the Star Dou Forest and refused to meet Di Tian until she had atoned. Su Mo explained how he had revived her and admitted that he had done so to draw Tang Hao and his wife’s attention away from himself.

• Di Qiu'er watched Shrek Academy from her hotel suite and blamed herself for the consequences of sacrificing herself to Huo Yuhao.
• Su Mo asked Di Qiu'er whether she and Di Tian had acknowledged each other, and she replied that she had no face to meet him before atoning.
• Su Mo recalled that Di Qiu'er was the resurrected Three-Eyed Golden Lion and that he had used a baby tooth kept by Di Tian to summon her soul with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Su Mo used Kishō Tensei and Izanagi to restore Di Qiu'er to life without suffering the forbidden technique’s usual costs.
• Su Mo revealed that he had revived Di Qiu'er to draw Tang Hao and his wife’s attention away from himself.

Su Mo reflected on how he had uncovered the Divine Tree’s path to godhood and planned to use Ah Yin, fused with the Golden Ancient Tree, to drain Douluo Continent’s origin. He then encouraged Di Qiu'er to cultivate and become his future support, but she misunderstood him and hurried offline.

• Su Mo recalled that he had cultivated a Ten-Tails into a Divine Tree in his previous life and learned how the Otsutsuki used it to reach godhood.
• Su Mo planned to adapt Deep Forest Emergence and use Ah Yin’s fusion with the Golden Ancient Tree as the basis for a Divine Tree on Douluo Continent.
• Su Mo comforted Di Qiu'er over Jiuxin, telling her to stop blaming herself and practice Sage Mode so she could support him in the future.
• Di Qiu'er asked whether she could truly help Su Mo, explaining that she had focused on drawing Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s attention away rather than cultivating.
• Su Mo clarified that he expected Di Qiu'er to cultivate regardless, and she realized she had misunderstood him before logging off in embarrassment.

Su Mo woke in the hospital to find Mu Xi keeping watch over him and feeding him a breakfast made from rare ingredients. Mu Xi offered to bring him food every day, while her father, Mu Chen, watched from outside the ward and seethed.

• Su Mo summoned Leng Yulai to Donghai City First Hospital, and she eagerly agreed to come.
• Mu Xi learned from Tang Wulin that Su Mo had been seriously injured and rushed to visit him.
• Mu Xi stayed beside Su Mo's bed until he woke, then brought out a special breakfast and fed it to him.
• Su Mo praised the meal and accepted Mu Xi's offer to bring him food every day.
• Mu Chen watched them through the door crack and grew jealous as Mu Xi fed Su Mo.

Mu Chen warned Yu Zhen to keep quiet after finding Mu Xi feeding Su Mo, while Yu Zhen then walked in on the pair. The Tang Sect’s Ling Zichen visited Su Mo in the hospital and was greeted with a nickname that angered her.

• Mu Chen told Yu Zhen not to mention seeing him spying on Mu Xi and Su Mo before leaving the hospital.
• Yu Zhen entered Su Mo’s ward, saw Mu Xi feeding him, and awkwardly left after setting down a fruit basket.
• Mu Xi continued feeding Su Mo until a group from Xuan Shi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd. arrived at the ward.
• Ling Zichen introduced herself as the Tang Sect’s chief scientist and teased Mu Xi about being Su Mo’s girlfriend.
• Su Mo greeted Ling Zichen as “Big-Butt Lady,” leaving her furious.

Ling Zichen visited Su Mo in the hospital to ask about the Hero Hall malfunction, but her confrontational manner sparked an argument with him and Mu Xi. Mu Xi revealed that Mu Chen was her father and Zhen Hua was her uncle, leaving Ling Zichen and her assistants unwilling to escalate the dispute.

• Ling Zichen berated Su Mo, then called him a brat and demanded to know whether he had noticed anything unusual during the Hero Hall malfunction.
• Su Mo insulted Ling Zichen, and Mu Xi defended him, criticizing the Tang Sect visitors for arriving empty-handed and mocking Ling Zichen as Big Butt.
• A Tang Sect assistant warned Mu Xi to respect Ling Zichen or risk trouble for her family, prompting Mu Xi to reveal that Mu Chen was her father.
• Mu Xi added that Zhen Hua was her uncle, and the hospital room fell silent as Ling Zichen and her assistants recognized the danger of offending the Divine Craftsman.