Chapter Summaries

Yun Chen fought a Shrek Academy teacher after killing a student, using the clash to test how much his physical strength had improved. He killed the teacher, and five Mechas arrived to surround the scene.

• A Shrek Academy teacher blamed Yun Chen for the student's death and attacked him in Two-Word Battle Armor.
• Yun Chen fought the teacher with raw strength for more than twenty rounds to test his progress.
• Yun Chen used Blood Rage to destroy the teacher's Battle Armor with one punch.
• The teacher unleashed his Tyrannosaurus Avatar and Tyrannosaurus Fury, but Yun Chen countered with Slaying the King to Become the King and killed him.
• Two black Mechas and three purple Mechas descended, and one pilot remarked that Yun Chen was determined to fight Shrek Academy to the death.

After Yun Chen left the Security Bureau, Shrek Academy faced growing consequences as Federation authorities arrested students and proctors over unlawful actions during the final examination. Yun Ming sent Ya Li to negotiate with council members and went to the War God Hall, where an arriving figure made him frown.

• Yun Chen returned to the Security Bureau with Mingdu Security Department mechas, then left two hours later with Xu Yan after giving his account.
• Xu Yan brought Yun Chen back to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, while the injured Shrek students went to the hospital and the other two were taken into custody.
• Yun Ming confronted Long Yeyue and the Sea God Pavilion elders, saying the academy's insistence on holding its traditional final examination had led to arrests across the Federation.
• Yun Ming asked Ya Li to approach Federal Council members and left for the War God Hall, while Ya Li traveled to Mingdu to meet with them.
• Yun Ming waited in an office at the War God Hall and frowned when a figure entered.

Guan Yue confronted Yun Ming over Shrek Academy’s lawbreaking and argued that the Federation’s case against the academy stemmed from its long-standing abuses. Ya Li learned that the council had reached a resolution unfavorable to Shrek, leaving the academy’s allies divided.

• Guan Yue told Yun Ming that the War God Hall would not let him take the students who had violated Federation law.
• Guan Yue challenged Shrek Academy’s tradition of causing unrest and forcing its way into military bases, while Yun Ming remained silent.
• Guan Yue showed Yun Ming a report detailing injuries and losses caused by the students during their final examination.
• Guan Yue argued that Shrek’s predicament resulted from repeatedly taking the wrong path, not from the actions of one young man.
• Ya Li learned from friendly Mingdu councilors that the council had reached a resolution against Shrek, and the councilors reacted with mixed feelings.

Yun Chen returned to Eastsea City with Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er for the holiday, where the Xu Family welcomed them home. After spending a day with Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, Yun Chen spotted Gu Yue on Gourmet Street and went to greet her.

• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er took the Soul Guidance Train to Eastsea City, where Xu Xiaoyu and Butler Uncle met them.
• Xu Xiaoyan gave Xu Xiaoyu frog-shaped gloves, and Yun Chen prepared the family’s welcome-home feast.
• Xu Xiaoyan insisted she never wanted to marry and wanted to stay with Yun Chen and Na'er, prompting the Xu Family to exchange meaningful looks.
• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er met Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi at Gourmet Street, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were away on Tang Sect missions.
• Yun Chen spotted Gu Yue after the group parted and walked over to greet her.

Yun Chen reunited with Mu Xi and invited her to Heaven Dou City to learn Soul Forging, then left East Sea with Na'er to meet Mu Ye and Zhen Hua. The chapter ended with Na'er arriving at the Blacksmith's Association and hurrying toward the feast Mu Ye had prepared.

• Yun Chen told Mu Xi his Soul Power had reached rank sixty-three and invited her to join him in Heaven Dou City, while Mu Xi said she would ask her father for permission.
• Mu Xi and Ouyang Zixin left to visit Tang Wulin, and Yun Chen returned to the Xu Family home with Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er.
• Xu Xiaoyu chased Xu Xiaoyan around the living room after discovering the meaning of the Frog Gloves, while Mother Xu reminded Yun Chen to keep an eye on Xu Xiaoyan's manners.
• Yun Chen left East Sea after a week, and Na'er accompanied him to Heaven Dou City because Mu Ye had arranged special training for her.
• Yun Chen and Na'er arrived at the Blacksmith's Association, where Mu Ye welcomed them and told them to eat the feast he had prepared.

Yun Chen began learning Soul Forging from Zhen Hua, mastering the first stage, Resonance, after several failures. As he attempted Solidification, the process exposed the need for more precise control of his Mental Power.

• Na'er and Yun Chen enjoyed the meal prepared by Mu Ye at the association.
• The next day, Yun Chen followed Zhen Hua to his private forging room while Na'er trained with Mu Ye.
• Yun Chen demonstrated his skill by bringing three metals to Spirit Refinement, and Zhen Hua explained Soul Forging's three stages: Resonance, Solidification, and Soul Awakening.
• After several failed attempts, Yun Chen achieved Resonance, but the metal's newly formed life dissipated before he could communicate with it.
• Yun Chen achieved Resonance again and began Solidification, testing his Mental Power control as Zhen Hua guided him.

Yun Chen overcame the difficulties of soul forging with help from the plane spirit and learned all three stages in a few days. As his vacation neared its end, Na'er told him she would return to the Star Dou Great Forest and asked him to wait for her in Heaven Dou City.

• Yun Chen struggled to control his mental power during soul forging, while Zhen Hua watched without offering help.
• The plane spirit shared mental-power techniques from past figures, allowing Yun Chen to master application and complete solidification.
• Yun Chen used his strong bloodline power to complete soul awakening and finish his first soul-forged piece.
• Zhen Hua inspected Yun Chen's work, called its quality poor but respectable for a first attempt, and resumed teaching him advanced techniques.
• Na'er told Yun Chen she would return to the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest for up to five days, and he agreed to wait for her in Heaven Dou City.
• Na'er said she would sleep in Yun Chen's room and jumped onto his bed.

Na'er returned to Heaven Dou City with precious gifts after choosing to stay by Yun Chen's side, while Yun Chen continued training under Mu Ye. Her haul included rare herbs, metals, and a spirit bone, which Yun Chen examined at the end of the chapter.

• Na'er slept in Yun Chen's bed, and he let her curl up in his arms.
• Yun Chen trained in the Body Sect's secret techniques and battle skills with Mu Ye, shaking the Blacksmith's Association until Zhen Hua told them to be more careful.
• Four days later, Na'er returned to Heaven Dou City and brought Yun Chen rare items from her home.
• Zhen Hua admired Na'er's five-thousand-year-old Dragon Blood Vine, but told Yun Chen to keep it for his own cultivation.
• Na'er explained that she had taken the items from Gu Yue's collection, including medicinal herbs, rare metals, and a right palm spirit bone that Yun Chen inspected.

Yun Chen and Na'er returned to Eastsea City after their break, and Na'er gave Yun Chen a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bone. They went back to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with Xu Xiaoyan, where they settled into their dormitory and shared a meal before Xu Xiaoyan suddenly remembered something.

• Na'er gave Yun Chen a Right Palm Bone, which he accepted, while Zhen Hua wondered about the powerful force behind her.
• Yun Chen and Na'er returned to Eastsea City, where Mother Xu urged Yun Chen to keep Xu Xiaoyan disciplined.
• Xu Xiaoyan, Yun Chen, and Na'er boarded a Soul Guidance Train to Mingdu and were picked up by a vehicle from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Xu Xiaoyan activated the dormitory's stellar-energy Soul Tools and joked about taking them home after graduation.
• Yun Chen cooked with ingredients Mu Ye had prepared, and Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er helped before Xu Xiaoyan abruptly said she had forgotten something.

Yun Chen learned that Wu Zhangkong wanted help finding a suitable academy for Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, whose families opposed sending them to Shrek Academy. As the new term began, Yun Chen resumed his studies at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where his Soul Forging ability drew widespread attention.

• Xu Xiaoyan told Yun Chen that Wu Zhangkong had visited during the break, and Yun Chen contacted him by Soul Guidance Communication.
• Wu Zhangkong asked Yun Chen to inquire whether Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy would accept Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, and Yun Chen agreed.
• Yun Chen relayed the boys’ circumstances to Xu Yan, who sent senior instructors to East Sea to meet them and their parents.
• Yun Chen and the others began the new term at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where students and teachers were astonished by his Soul Forging ability.
• Yun Chen accepted forging commissions, while Xu Xiaoyan’s One-Word Battle Armor advanced smoothly and Na’er’s Two-Word Battle Armor remained a slower project.

Yun Chen and Na'er asked Xu Xiaoyan to make Battle Armor, then arranged for Mu Ye to help with the design and materials. Mu Ye agreed while secretly preparing to infiltrate a hidden Tang Sect treasure site, and Na'er revealed the power she could unleash from the Golden Dragon King's origin.

• Yun Chen and Na'er teased Xu Xiaoyan about making Two-Word Battle Armor, and Yun Chen suggested asking a teacher to find help with its flaws.
• Zhen Hua laughed at Yun Chen's request, but Yun Chen remembered that Mu Ye was a top mech designer and called him instead.
• Mu Ye agreed to help make Na'er's Two-Word Battle Armor and advised Yun Chen to prepare Three-Word Battle Armor for himself.
• Mu Ye packed to visit a hidden place marked on a map, following Han Tianyi's instructions to enter the Tang Sect's legendary treasure site quietly.
• Na'er clung to Yun Chen and explained that her Golden Dragon King power could let her fuse with stronger Battle Armor, though fully unsealing it might overwhelm her body and spirit.

Mu Ye secretly infiltrated Sunset Forest to steal rare plants from the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, while Hu Jie concealed his escape from the Tang Sect guards. Mu Ye escaped with several Immortal Herbs, and Hu Jie collapsed the tunnel to prevent the pursuers from tracking him.

• Na'er excitedly pounced on Yun Chen after he promised Mu Ye would bring ingredients, knocking Xu Xiaoyan over as she worked on her Battle Armor component.
• Mu Ye left Heaven Dou City in Xiao Hong after telling Zhen Hua he was going to collect ingredients.
• Mu Ye dug beneath Sunset Forest, endured the poisonous soil, and reached the area beneath the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.
• After Mu Ye's spiritual probe awakened the human-form Immortal Herbs, he seized several other Immortal Herbs and fled underground.
• Two Immortal Herbs pursued Mu Ye, but his golden fist projection blasted them back into the earthen wall.
• Hu Jie secretly collapsed Mu Ye's tunnel after confirming he had escaped beyond Sunset Forest.

Mu Ye distributed rare herbs to Na'er, Yun Chen, and Xu Xiaoyan, who refined them and gained benefits suited to them. Meanwhile, the Tang Sect investigated the breach at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and uncovered spies planted through Shrek Academy.

• Na'er chose the Dragon Scale Golden Rain Flower, and Yun Chen selected a pale-red herb that proved to be Blood Soul Grass.
• Mu Ye gave Xu Xiaoyan the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, then left for Heaven Dou City with the two remaining herbs.
• Xu Xiaoyan refined the herb and greatly increased her spiritual power, while Yun Chen strengthened his blood essence with Blood Soul Grass.
• Na'er refined the Dragon Scale Golden Rain Flower, which helped her body fuse with the Golden Dragon King's origin.
• The Tang Sect Soul Fighting Hall searched for Mu Ye after the Icefire Yin-Yang Well was infiltrated, but the destroyed tunnel cut off their lead.
• Zang Xin's investigation uncovered hidden agents from other factions, including some planted through Shrek Academy.

After nearly three years of seclusion, Yun Chen remained stuck at rank sixty-nine while the cracked shell around the light orb in his Spirit Sea blocked his breakthrough. When his attempt stirred Heavenly Might over Mingdu and drew Tang Hao’s attention, Yun Chen chose to tear the shell away by force.

• Zang Xin left for the Sunset Forest to stabilize the Fierce Beasts at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.
• Yun Chen entered seclusion at the Starry Platform after his Soul Power reached rank sixty-nine, but he failed to advance for nearly three years.
• The orb’s shell in Yun Chen’s Spirit Sea accumulated twelve cracks, while people outside speculated that his divine trial had failed.
• Long Yeyue targeted Xu's father and Mother Xu, and the Xu Family declined under pressure.
• Yun Chen’s breakthrough stirred dark clouds and Heavenly Might over Mingdu, drawing Tang Hao’s attention.
• The Plane Spirit warned Yun Chen that Tang Hao was closing in, so Yun Chen tore away the cracked shell around the orb.

As Yun Chen fused with the light cocoon in his Spirit Sea, its power nearly shattered his consciousness and Spirit Sea while Heavenly Might gathered over Mingdu. The Plane Spirit prepared to reclaim control of the Douluo Plane and intervene, but Tang Hao noticed its departure from Yun Chen's protection.

• Yun Chen touched the cocoon's contents and absorbed surging energy as its shell peeled away, nearly scattering his consciousness and cracking his Spirit Sea.
• Lightning gathered above Mingdu and struck a building, shorting out its Spirit Guidance power supply as seven War Gods and Guan Yue arrived.
• The Plane Spirit cursed Tang Hao for using Heavenly Punishment to disrupt Yun Chen's breakthrough and threaten the Douluo Plane's future.
• The Plane Spirit recalled how Tang San and Huo Yuhao had disappointed it, and how the Mother Planet's Blessing had made Yun Chen its last hope.
• The Plane Spirit decided to seize back some control and leave Yun Chen's Spirit Sea, and Tang Hao noticed its departure from the Blessing's protection.

Tang Hao tried to kill Yun Chen with Thunder Punishment, but Guan Yue, Chen Xinjie, and the War Gods of the War God Hall resisted the attacks and shielded Mingdu. As the Plane Spirit continued fighting Tang Hao for control, Tang Hao began gathering his attention on the city.

• Guan Yue blocked Tang Hao's first lightning bolt, choosing to act in hopes of reaching godhood.
• Chen Xinjie arrived in Vast Sea Universe Battle Armor and used the Sea God Family's inherited helmet to reduce Heavenly Might over Mingdu.
• Guan Yue guarded Chen Xinjie by intercepting another bolt of lightning.
• The War Gods of the War God Hall spread across Mingdu and used their Martial Soul Avatars to intercept the falling lightning.
• The Plane Spirit restrained Tang Hao, creating pauses in the attacks, while Tang Hao began concentrating his attention on Mingdu.

Yun Chen completed his breakthrough and used his new power to strike Tang Hao’s divine consciousness above Mingdu, weakening it while closing the spatial rift he had opened. He returned safely to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue arrived and recognized that his sword strike surpassed the level of a Title Douluo.

• Yun Chen completed his breakthrough as a black soul ring formed, and Na'er transformed into a golden dragon to support him in the sky.
• The Plane Spirit asked Yun Chen to disperse Tang Hao’s gathered divine consciousness, and Yun Chen attacked the clouds with his Brand of Strife.
• Yun Chen’s strike opened a spatial rift that swallowed the clouds and part of Tang Hao’s divine consciousness before Yun Chen’s Divinity of strife closed it.
• Yun Chen and Na'er returned to the academy, where Xu Xiaoyan anxiously scolded them and accused Na'er of hiding her power.
• Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue appeared, and Chen Xinjie told Yun Chen that his sword strike had surpassed the level of a Title Douluo.

Yun Chen explained that the Plane Spirit had granted him power after he witnessed Heavenly Sound judge Tang San, and Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue accepted his account as plausible. Chen Xinjie renewed his invitation to join the War God Hall, and Yun Chen leaned toward accepting it after Guan Yue promised to recommend a suitable place for battle and cultivation.

• Yun Chen told Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue that he had received no divine trial, but his sword strike was connected to the absent God Realm.
• Yun Chen said the Plane Spirit had chosen him after he and his younger sister witnessed Heavenly Sound judge Sea God Tang San in Heaven Dou City.
• Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue asked about the Plane Spirit's other targets, and Yun Chen said he knew nothing about them.
• Chen Xinjie invited Yun Chen to join the War God Hall, citing the dangers posed by the Spirit Pagoda and Yun Chen's need for protection.
• Guan Yue offered to recommend a suitable place for Yun Chen to cultivate through real battle, and Yun Chen nodded after considering the invitation.

Yun Chen accepted Chen Xinjie's invitation to join the War God Hall after the Plane Spirit urged him to go to the Blood God Battalion. Back at the dormitory, Xu Xiaoyan questioned Na'er's strength, then later asked Yun Chen whether he was hiding something from her.

• Chen Xinjie offered Yun Chen protection and a place in the War God Hall, and Yun Chen accepted after hearing the Plane Spirit's plan for him to go to the Blood God Battalion.
• Xu Yan told Yun Chen that the Starry Platform would be repaired and that Xu Xiaoyan would use her dormitory Soul Tool in the meantime.
• Xu Xiaoyan confronted Na'er about transforming into a golden dragon and advancing so quickly, and Yun Chen claimed Na'er had temporarily borrowed his strength.
• Late that night, Xu Xiaoyan slipped into Yun Chen's room and settled on his bed.
• Xu Xiaoyan nudged Yun Chen and asked whether he was helping Na'er hide something from her.

Yun Chen reassured Xu Xiaoyan, then spoke openly with Na'er about her identity and learned how she had separated from Gu Yue after obtaining the Golden Dragon King Origin. As Yun Chen and the girls settled into a peaceful breakfast, news that he had joined the War God Hall reached Qiangu Dongfeng, who regretted allowing him to leave the Spirit Pagoda.

• Yun Chen comforted Xu Xiaoyan over her worries about Na'er, and she fell asleep beside him.
• The next morning, Na'er asked Yun Chen whether Xu Xiaoyan was alright, and he warned her to be careful if she wanted to keep her identity secret.
• Yun Chen revealed that he knew Na'er was the Spirit Beast Master and Golden Dragon King, and Na'er explained her lost memories, her time with the Xu Family, and her separation from Gu Yue.
• Yun Chen reassured Na'er that he accepted her as herself and left it to her to decide whether to tell Xu Xiaoyan about her identity.
• News spread that Yun Chen had joined the War God Hall, and Qiangu Dongfeng angrily blamed Chen Xinjie for forcing him to agree to Yun Chen's departure from the Spirit Pagoda.