Chapter Summaries

Mu En examined Ma Xiaotao and learned how Yan Shaozhe encountered a mysterious Body Martial Soul Spirit Master and the Emperor Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Forest. He decided Shrek Academy should watch the forest cautiously and seek the young Spirit Master’s help with Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire.

• The elderly physician told Yan Shaozhe that Ma Xiaotao’s injuries were not serious and that her Evil Fire had dissipated enough for her to recover.
• Yan Shaozhe reported to Mu En that a Body Sect Title Douluo had fought Scarlet King, prompting Di Tian to appear, and that the young man with the group had arranged a deal involving the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• Mu En questioned whether the group truly belonged to the Body Sect after hearing that the Title Douluo had five black and four red Soul Rings and deferred to the young man.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that the young man had injured Ma Xiaotao with one palm strike and seemed to possess Ultimate Ice, which might counter her Evil Fire.
• Mu En decided Shrek Academy should keep only a slight watch on the Star Dou Forest and said he would seek the young Spirit Master’s help for Ma Xiaotao.

Xu Tianming encountered the lingering divine will of Qian Renxue, the former God of Angels, and was drawn into her inheritance temple. He told her that Spirit Hall had vanished and that later histories erased her name while portraying the Shrek Seven Devils as heroes.

• The Snow Empress recognized the Angel God phantom and discussed Qian Renxue’s troubled fate, while Xu Tianming decided not to claim the broken Angel Holy Sword as a fallback godhood.
• A streak of golden light from the phantom entered Xu Tianming, and Electrolux explained that the remaining divine thought likely wanted to speak with him.
• Xu Tianming awoke in a star-filled temple and found Qian Renxue seated on a golden throne.
• Qian Renxue opened her eyes and asked Xu Tianming whether people still remembered her after ten thousand years.
• Xu Tianming told Qian Renxue that history had erased her name, Spirit Hall had been branded an evil organization, and the Shrek Seven Devils had been celebrated as righteous heroes.

Xu Tianming learned that Qian Renxue’s remnant soul wanted him to guide Ye Guyi in restoring the God of Angels, and the system forced him to accept the task. Qian Renxue promised that finding the broken Angel Holy Sword would lead to her hidden legacy, including the Rakshasa God’s inheritance.

• Xu Tianming provoked Qian Renxue by blaming her and Spirit Hall for Tang San’s rise, and she suppressed him with Angel Divine Power before asking how he knew so much.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she was a fragment of her divine soul and explained that she had remained in the Angel Temple for ten thousand years to restore the Angel Godhood.
• Qian Renxue asked Xu Tianming to guide Ye Guyi, explaining that the Angel Holy Sword had been broken and its remaining half was hidden by Tang San.
• The system offered Xu Tianming a Limit Douluo Summoning Card for accepting the task and threatened erasure if he refused.
• Xu Tianming questioned the danger of helping restore the God of Angels, and Qian Renxue offered the Rakshasa God’s inheritance as part of her hidden legacy.

Xu Tianming refused Qian Renxue’s offer of the Rakshasa inheritance but agreed to help Ye Guyi recover the Angel Holy Sword and restore the God of Angels. After awakening, he confronted the system over its attempt to manipulate his choices, then received a free draw that awarded him a Soul Spirit Secret Technique Compendium.

• Xu Tianming rejected the Rakshasa divine position and agreed to help Ye Guyi find the rest of the Angel Holy Sword so the God of Angels could return.
• Qian Renxue thanked Xu Tianming, and he received a Limit Douluo Summoning Card before the vision ended.
• Xu Tianming woke with his head on Snow Empress’s lap and warned the system that he would not be its puppet.
• The system reported a reward bug, repaired it, and compensated Xu Tianming with a free random draw.
• Xu Tianming drew a Soul Spirit Secret Technique Compendium and complained that Electrolux made it useless to him.

Xu Tianming learned that the God of Angels wanted him to help her inheritor restore the God of Angels, and he agreed in exchange for information about another Godhood. He summoned Leng Yulai and Tong Yu, then watched Ye Guyi awaken with the Angel mark and learn that he was her guide.

• Xu Tianming used a Title Douluo Summoning Card to summon Dark Phoenix Douluo Leng Yulai and sent her to wait in his dormitory at Sun Moon Imperial Advanced Academy.
• Xu Tianming used his Limit Douluo Summoning Card to summon Kirin Douluo Tong Yu and also sent him to his dormitory.
• Xu Tianming told Snow Empress and Electrolux that the God of Angels had asked him to help her inheritor restore the God of Angels, and that he had accepted in exchange for information about another Godhood.
• Xu Tianming reassured Snow Empress that he would bring her into the God Realm, and she said she believed him.
• Ye Guyi woke after half of the Angel Holy Sword fused with her and told Xu Tianming that her ancestor had named him her guide.

Ye Guyi accepted the responsibility of reviving the God of Angels and chose to join Xu Tianming after first returning to the Pingfan Alliance. Xu Tianming disposed of the Evil Spirit Master corpses and returned to the academy, where his summoned Super Douluo awaited him.

• Xu Tianming encouraged Ye Guyi to grow stronger before attempting to revive the God of Angels, and she resolved to do so.
• Ye Guyi agreed to stay by Xu Tianming but returned to the Pingfan Alliance first to repay its kindness.
• After Ye Guyi left with the girls, Xu Tianming used his Golden Hawksbill Turtle Spirit Bone to bury the Evil Spirit Master corpses and erase their traces.
• Xu Tianming returned to his dormitory at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy and met Mu Ye, Leng Yulai, and Tong Yu.
• Xu Tianming said he would arrange their next steps now that everyone had arrived.

Xu Tianming assigned Mu Ye, Tong Yu, and Leng Yulai roles in building a new power that would combine the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirit methods with Spirit Hall’s service to commoners. He named the organization the Soul Hall.

• Xu Tianming ordered Mu Ye to assist the Sun Moon Empire’s chief grand enshrined with developing Mecha and Battle Armor.
• Xu Tianming asked Tong Yu to oversee a new power and gave him a volume detailing ten thousand years of Soul Spirit creation.
• Xu Tianming explained that the power would begin by helping children awaken their Martial Souls for free, following Spirit Hall’s example.
• Leng Yulai offered to support Tong Yu from the shadows and help promote the Spirit Soul Method.
• Xu Tianming named the new organization the Soul Hall.

Xu Tianming established Soul Hall with Mu Ye, Tong Yu, and Leng Yulai, then went to meet a visitor from the Pingfan Alliance. The chapter left him heading for the academy gates with Mu Ye, while Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen speculated about the visitor.

• Xu Tianming named the new force Soul Hall and told Tong Yu to approach Crown Prince Xu Tianran without revealing his connection to Xu Tianming.
• Tong Yu and Leng Yulai left, and Xu Tianming asked Mu Ye to accompany him to visit his maternal great-grandfather.
• Xu Tianming and Mu Ye walked through the academy, where students discussed Xu Tianming's place on the tournament roster and his strength.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen told Xu Tianming that a woman from the Pingfan Alliance was waiting for him outside the academy.
• Xu Tianming said the visitor was a friend, admitted he did not know what the Pingfan Alliance was, and headed for the gates with Mu Ye.

Mei'er told Xu Tianming that Ye Guyi was being held at the Pingfan Alliance headquarters, Mingyue Hotel, and asked him to rescue her. Xu Tianming stormed the hotel with Mu Ye and demanded to meet Alliance Leader Shangguan Wei'er, who appeared to ask why they had come.

• Mei'er told Xu Tianming that Ye Guyi was under the Pingfan Alliance's control at Mingyue Hotel and had asked for help.
• Xu Tianming and Mu Ye went to Mingyue Hotel, where Xu Tianming smashed a guard's Soul Ray Gun and hurled eight guards into the building.
• Dozens of hotel guards surrounded Xu Tianming and Mu Ye in the lobby, but Mu Ye revealed his nine Soul Rings, including four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Xu Tianming told the Spirit Douluo guarding the hotel that he wanted to meet Alliance Leader Shangguan Wei'er.
• Shangguan Wei'er arrived and asked Xu Tianming and Mu Ye why they had come.

Xu Tianming confronted Pingfan Alliance Leader Shangguan Wei'er to demand Ye Guyi's release, exposing her spiritual probe and rejecting her claim that Ye Guyi belonged to the alliance. The confrontation drew in imperial prince Xu Guozhong, revealing his backing of the alliance, and ended with Xu Tianming insisting he had come to reason peacefully.

• Shangguan Wei'er probed Xu Tianming with her charm-focused spiritual power, but he repelled her and identified her Martial Soul.
• Xu Tianming demanded that Shangguan Wei'er release Ye Guyi, while she refused because Ye Guyi was a valuable member of the Pingfan Alliance.
• Xu Tianming argued that Ye Guyi was an ordinary Spirit Master, not the alliance's property, and warned Shangguan Wei'er not to test his patience.
• Xu Guozhong arrived at Mingyue Hotel, and Xu Tianming recognized him as a powerful imperial prince backing the Pingfan Alliance.
• Xu Tianming introduced Mu Ye as his teacher and told Xu Guozhong he had brought him to reason with the alliance over Ye Guyi's detention.

Xu Tianming secured Ye Guyi’s release from the Pingfan Alliance and left with her and Mu Ye. After Xu Guozhong learned of Ye Guyi’s Holy Angel Martial Soul and exceptional talent, Xu Tianming sensed Shadow Douluo following them.

• Xu Guozhong questioned Xu Tianming about bringing Mu Ye to the Pingfan Alliance, and the two exchanged guarded remarks about their family and political standing.
• Shangguan Wei'er brought Ye Guyi to the hall, and Xu Tianming confirmed she was unharmed before asking to take her away.
• Xu Tianming offered the Pingfan Alliance a favor in return and left Mingyue Hotel with Ye Guyi and Mu Ye.
• Xu Guozhong learned that Ye Guyi was nearly fifteen, already a rank-50 Spirit Master, and possessed the Holy Angel Martial Soul, then worried that Xu Tianming’s growing prominence could make him a target.
• Outside the hotel, Ye Guyi thanked Xu Tianming and lamented that Shangguan Wei'er had not wanted her to leave; Xu Tianming explained that the alliance valued her talent.
• Xu Tianming sensed Shadow Douluo nearby and called him out, pointing out that Mu Ye could detect him too.

Xu Tianming met Shadow Douluo, who had been secretly following him, and learned that the Crown Prince’s gift was a dangerous Spirit Bone rumored to have come from the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon. Shadow Douluo offered it to Xu Tianming, hoping his talent might let him gain its recognition.

• Mu Ye struck Shadow Douluo out of concealment and warned him not to spy on Xu Tianming again.
• Xu Tianming sent Mu Ye and Ye Guyi away so he could speak privately with Shadow Douluo.
• Shadow Douluo questioned Mu Ye’s ties to the Body Sect, and Xu Tianming explained that his teacher had a Body Martial Soul and expertise in Humanoid Soul Tools.
• Shadow Douluo revealed that the Crown Prince’s gift was a Spirit Bone said to have fallen from the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon.
• Shadow Douluo explained that previous Sun Moon Empire geniuses had gone mad and died trying to absorb the Spirit Bone, then offered it to Xu Tianming.

Xu Tianran learned about Xu Tianming’s dangerous Spirit Bone and the Holy Angel Martial Soul, then agreed to support Tong Yu’s Soul Hall in exchange for help against powerful Title Douluos. He believed the Sun Moon Empire’s growing strength could let him unify the Douluo Continent.

• Xu Tianming accepted the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Spirit Bone despite Shadow Douluo’s warning that everyone who had absorbed it had died.
• Shadow Douluo reported Xu Tianming’s actions at the Pingfan Alliance and explained that the girl he had defended possessed a Holy Angel Martial Soul.
• Tong Yu appeared in the Crown Prince’s Mansion and explained that the Holy Angel Martial Soul could grow stronger by hunting Evil Spirit Masters.
• Xu Tianran learned that Tong Yu was a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo and agreed to provide personnel, premises, and funding for his Soul Hall.
• Xu Tianran learned that Xu Tianming’s teacher was a Super Douluo with four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and hoped he might join the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Tianming learned that the Spirit Bone sent by the Crown Prince came from the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon and had driven past imperial family members mad. He promised Kong Deming not to absorb it before reaching Limit Douluo, then prepared to study the bone while Mu Ye arranged protection for Ye Guyi.

• Kong Deming visited Xu Tianming and praised Mu Ye’s knowledge of Humanoid Soul Tools, asking him to assist with the research project.
• Xu Tianming revealed that the Crown Prince had sent him a Spirit Bone from the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon.
• Kong Deming explained that the Spirit Bone came from a secret realm and that several imperial family members had gone mad and died after absorbing it.
• Xu Tianming promised Kong Deming that he would not absorb the Spirit Bone before reaching Limit Douluo.
• Xu Tianming asked Mu Ye to take Ye Guyi to Tong Yu for protection from the Holy Spirit Cult, then vanished to study the Spirit Bone.

Xu Tianming opened the lead box and discovered a powerful Reverse Scale Spirit Bone whose owner may have been the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon. With Electrolux’s guidance, he used the Gold of Life to purify its destructive emotions, but the Spirit Bone suddenly flew into his chest.

• Xu Tianming opened Shadow Douluo’s lead box and found a purple-black Spirit Bone shaped like a dragon’s Reverse Scale.
• Snow Empress recognized the Spirit Bone as a Reverse Scale and wondered why it lacked the Heavenly Retribution power usually left by a Dragon Clan Soul Beast’s tribulation.
• Electrolux sensed concentrated negative emotions inside the Spirit Bone and warned Xu Tianming that they could drive its wielder mad.
• Xu Tianming agreed to use the Gold of Life in his Eye of Life to purify the Spirit Bone, even if it consumed all the life energy there.
• As Electrolux guided the purification, Xu Tianming felt the Spirit Bone resonating with him, and it suddenly turned into black light and burrowed into his chest.

Xu Tianming endured the painful transformation caused by fusing with the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Spirit Bone and battled its negative emotions in a spiritual space. As the tournament approached, his prolonged seclusion left the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team preparing to compete without him.

• The Spirit Bone transformed Xu Tianming's body, and Electrolux reassured Snow Empress that he could endure the fusion.
• Xu Tianming confronted the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon's negative emotions in a spiritual space and used his spiritual power and the Gold of Life to resist it.
• Jing Hongchen told Ma Yun that Xu Tianming was in an undisturbable cultivation state and might miss the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Ma Yun appointed Xiao Hongchen team captain and announced that the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team would leave for the Star Luo Empire the next day.
• Meng Hongchen asked Yuanen Yehui about Xu Tianming, who said she did not know when he would emerge but believed he would be all right.

Ma Xiaotao and the Shrek Academy Inner Court team attacked the Death Hand Bandit Group in the Mingdou Mountain Range, while Zhou Yi brought outstanding Outer Court students to Star Luo City to watch the tournament. Ling Luochen grew wary of Xuan Zi’s absence and carried the Invincible Barrier Zhang Lexuan had given her as the team pushed deeper into the cave.

• Ma Xiaotao’s brutal attacks made Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao vomit, so Wang Yan sent the reserve members to guard the cave exits.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen argued over her cruel treatment of the bandits, and Chen Zifeng intervened before the team continued fighting.
• Gongyang Mo, Yao Haoxuan, Dai Yueheng, and Xixi discussed the bandits’ strength and the danger of underestimating them.
• Ling Luochen recalled Xuan Zi’s failure to aid Zhang Lexuan’s team and took out the Invincible Barrier Zhang Lexuan had given her.
• Zhou Yi welcomed Ning Tian, Wu Feng, the Lan Sisters, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and other Outer Court students to the Star Emperor Hotel and urged them to carry Shrek Academy’s glory and responsibility.

The Shrek Team nearly eliminated the Death Hand Bandit Group, but the Death God Envoy triggered a chain of corpse explosions that devastated the exhausted disciples. He emerged from the cave boasting about his attack, while the surviving Shrek members lay badly injured.

• Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and the other Shrek students slaughtered the bandits and Evil Spirit Masters in the cave, then realized the group's leader was still missing.
• The Death God Envoy announced himself and threatened to turn the Shrek students into corpse slaves as the corpses began swelling and turning red.
• Ling Luochen warned the others and activated her Invincible Barrier, but the corpses exploded throughout the cave for more than ten seconds.
• The explosions killed Gongyang Mo, Yao Haoxuan, and Chen Zifeng, while Ma Xiaotao's fate remained unknown and Dai Yueheng, Xixi, and Ling Luochen survived with injuries.
• The Death God Envoy emerged from the cave, picked up Chen Zifeng's head, and claimed that his Chain Corpse Explosion and corpse poison made death inevitable.

Xuan Zi arrived at the cave to find the Shrek team devastated by the Death God Envoy’s attacks, and his hesitation and uncontrolled power led to Xixi’s death. The Death God Envoy escaped, leaving Wang Yan to tend to the survivors as Xuan Zi finally gave chase.

• Xuan Zi rushed into the cave and found Ma Xiaotao, Xixi, Dai Yueheng, Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, and Chen Zifeng grievously injured or dead.
• The Death God Envoy hurled Chen Zifeng’s head at Xuan Zi and warned him that it carried the Corpse Explosion Technique; Xuan Zi turned to contain the threat to the other students.
• Xuan Zi stopped Yao Haoxuan’s corpse from exploding, but Chen Zifeng’s head detonated near Xixi and killed her while injuring Ling Luochen.
• The Death God Envoy escaped as Xuan Zi erupted with Super Douluo-level power, causing boulders to fall and endangering the students still in the cave.
• Wang Yan urged Xuan Zi to stop endangering the survivors and chase the attacker, so Xuan Zi rushed out while Wang Yan and the reserve team remained among the wreckage.

After Xuan Zi’s reckless intervention left Shrek Academy’s Inner Court team devastated, Wang Yan was ordered to lead the reserve students in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Xuan Zi took the wounded and bodies back for treatment, leaving Wang Yan and the reserves to compete in their place.

• Xuan Zi killed the Death God Envoy, then found four Inner Court disciples dead and Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen badly injured.
• Wang Yan asked Xuan Zi what to do, while Ling Luochen questioned why students had been sent to hunt Evil Spirit Masters instead of a powerful specialist team.
• Wang Yan instructed Xuan Zi to take the injured and the recoverable bodies back to Shrek Academy for treatment and burial.
• Xuan Zi admitted responsibility for the disaster but told Wang Yan to lead the tournament reserve team to Star Luo City and protect Shrek Academy’s reputation.
• After Xuan Zi left with the wounded, Wang Yan told Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao, and the other reserves that they would compete in the tournament.