Chapter Summaries

Yun Chen fought the Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger in the Spirit Soul Pagoda and then asked to contract with it. The Unyielding Spirit Soul accepted him, surprising Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue.

• Yun Chen defeated the Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger's Meteor Heaven Fire attack, was ejected from the virtual space, and lost his One-Word Battle Armor.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Yun Chen and Na'er that she had contracted with the Starry Sky Griffin, while Yun Chen announced that he wanted the Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Yun Chen that the Unyielding Spirit Beast would be difficult to contract with, then brought him to a special room to meet its Soul Spirit.
• Yun Chen offered to cultivate and grow stronger alongside the Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger, and it transformed into flames and merged into him.
• Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue were surprised that the Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger had recognized Yun Chen, and Gu Yue wondered if she should speak with Di Tian.

After Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan completed their contract, Leng Yaozhu waived the cost of their Soul Spirits, and Yun Chen rested while Qiangu Dongfeng considered recruiting him. The next day, Yun Chen and Na'er visited Shrek City's Gourmet Street, where Yun Ming confronted them after learning Na'er had returned.

• Leng Yaozhu waived the fee for Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan's Soul Spirits, and Yun Chen rested in his room after returning to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Qiangu Dongfeng reviewed Yun Chen's file and decided that he would not let Leng Yaozhu's faction claim Yun Chen without a contest.
• Yun Chen and Na'er visited Gourmet Street, and Shrek Academy students reported seeing Na'er to the Inner Court.
• Ya Li and Yun Ming rushed to Gourmet Street after hearing the report, and Ya Li could not recognize Na'er by her changed aura.
• Yun Ming found Na'er with Yun Chen, blocked their path, and asked why she was with him; Ya Li grabbed his wrist and told him to calm down.

Yun Ming confronted Yun Chen and Na'er, then sensed a dangerous power in Yun Chen that gave rise to a troubling guess. After Yun Chen's training continued at the Spirit Pagoda, Na'er told Gu Yue that she wanted distance between them because their paths differed and Brother did not like Gu Yue.

• Yun Ming and Ya Li encountered Yun Chen and Na'er, and Na'er explained that Yun Chen and Xiao Yan had rescued her from human traffickers when she was little.
• Yun Chen left with Na'er despite Yun Ming calling after them, and Yun Ming sensed danger from the golden ripples in Yun Chen's eyes.
• Back at the Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming kept his guess to himself when Ya Li asked what he had sensed.
• Yun Chen trained under Han Tianyi while Mu Ye prepared his body for his Second Awakening, and Xu Xiaoyan practiced controlling Star Power.
• Na'er asked Gu Yue to buy food, then told her they had taken different paths and should keep their distance because Brother did not like Gu Yue.

At Shrek Academy, Long Yeyue proposed recruiting Yun Chen and Na'er, confident she could make Yun Chen join and train him as her disciple. Meanwhile, Yun Chen began his Martial Soul Second Awakening trial inside Han Tianyi's mental illusion, where he faced a deadly desert environment.

• Yun Ming told Long Yeyue that Na'er was staying at the Spirit Pagoda with her brother, Yun Chen.
• Long Yeyue argued that Shrek Academy should recruit Yun Chen and Na'er, using a Mimetic Cultivation Ground and contribution points to draw Yun Chen in.
• Yun Ming warned Long Yeyue that Yun Chen had no intention of joining Shrek Academy, but Long Yeyue confidently promised to take him as her disciple.
• Han Tianyi and Mu Ye prepared Yun Chen's Martial Soul Second Awakening inside Han Tianyi's mental illusion to avoid the blood loss that a real-ocean trial could cause.
• Yun Chen entered the illusion's scorching desert, where hidden Spirit Beasts and attacks threatened him from anywhere.

Yun Chen endured Han Tianyi’s brutal trial and awakened golden blood, which greatly strengthened his power and restored his injuries. After defeating Mu Ye’s phantom, he returned to the outside world, where Mu Ye and Han Tianyi praised his success.

• Han Tianyi unleashed a horde of Spirit Beasts and an unrestricted Mu Ye phantom against Yun Chen to force him to his limits.
• Yun Chen fought through severe injuries as the battle sharpened his combat instincts and golden light spread through his Spirit Sea.
• Mu Ye’s punch rebounded from Yun Chen, triggering golden blood and raising Yun Chen’s Soul Power from rank fifty-five to rank sixty.
• Yun Chen gained the Starry Resurrection Flame, recovered from his injuries, and used God-Slaying God-Ascension to erase Mu Ye’s phantom.
• Yun Chen returned to the outside world, where Mu Ye celebrated his success and Han Tianyi praised his golden blood.

After Yun Chen completed his Martial Soul's Second Awakening, Han Tianyi and Mu Ye discussed the Tang Sect Treasure Land and Mu Ye's possible visit there. Yun Chen examined the changes in his Spirit Sea, then agreed to visit the Blacksmith's Association in Heaven Dou City before traveling to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

• Han Tianyi praised Yun Chen's Second Awakening and told Mu Ye that he planned to prepare for a future trip to the Tang Sect Treasure Land.
• Yun Chen discovered a continent and foundation-like structures in his Spirit Sea, while the sphere of light rejected his touch and conveyed that the time was not right.
• Yun Chen left his residence and joined Mu Ye, Na'er, and Xu Xiaoyan for a meal celebrating his Second Awakening.
• Mu Ye proposed visiting the Blacksmith's Association in Heaven Dou City before going to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and Yun Chen agreed so he could consult Zhen Hua about his Battle Armor.

Yun Chen and his companions left Spirit Pagoda Headquarters for Heaven Dou City, where Mu Ye began teaching Yun Chen advanced forging. The chapter ended with Zhen Hua explaining how Fusion Refinement combined rare metals into a more powerful alloy.

• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er left Spirit Pagoda Headquarters without informing Gu Yue, and Leng Yaozhu later learned they had gone to Heaven Dou City.
• Ya Li visited Spirit Pagoda Headquarters hoping to see Na'er, but Leng Yaozhu told her the children had already left.
• Han Tianyi concealed Yun Chen's Second Awakening from Leng Yaozhu, while Gu Yue learned that Na'er had left without telling her and became furious.
• Yun Chen and the others reached Heaven Dou City and joined Mu Ye and Zhen Hua for dinner, where Zhen Hua was astonished to learn Yun Chen was a twelve-year-old Soul Emperor.
• Mu Ye brought Yun Chen to his Private Forging Room, where Zhen Hua demonstrated Fusion Refinement and explained that it fused rare metals with different properties into a stronger alloy.

Yun Chen learned Fusion Refinement and observed advanced forging techniques under Zhen Hua before leaving Heaven Dou City with Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er for Mingdu. They enrolled at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and toured its Starry Platform and dormitories, where Xu Xiaoyan could cultivate with collected star power.

• Zhen Hua taught Yun Chen Fusion Refinement, and Yun Chen practiced until he completed a pair of metals through Fusion Refinement and Spirit Refinement.
• Yun Chen continued studying with Zhen Hua, learning metal combinations and Soul Forging techniques and observing Heavenly Refinement.
• After more than ten days at the Blacksmith's Association, Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er took a Soul Guidance Train to Mingdu.
• Xu Yan welcomed the three and completed their enrollment at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Xu Yan showed them the Starry Platform, where Xu Xiaoyan summoned her Starry Sky Griffin to absorb star power and Yun Chen released his Star Flame Burning Heaven Tiger.
• Xu Yan led them to their dormitory, which had Soul Tools to collect star power for Xu Xiaoyan's cultivation.

Yun Chen settled into life at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, visited the Mingdu Blacksmith's Association, and was intercepted by a powerful unknown person on his way to meet Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er. The chapter ended as the stranger praised Yun Chen's instincts from the shadows.

• Xu Yan arranged for extra food after learning that Na'er ate nearly as much as Yun Chen.
• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er discussed the academy's Stellar Power and their plans to explore Mingdu.
• Ya Li and Cai Yue'er arrived in Mingdu separately, each pursuing a different reason to find Na'er or Yun Chen.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er went sightseeing while Yun Chen visited the Blacksmith's Association and began forging in his private room.
• After Xu Xiaoyan invited him to join them at a restaurant, Yun Chen sensed he was being watched, left his car, and walked into a sealed-off area.
• An unseen figure spoke to Yun Chen from every direction and praised his instincts.

Cai Yue'er confronted Yun Chen over joining Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and attacked him when he refused to submit. Yun Chen wounded her in their first exchange, but Cai Yue'er struck back with moonlight beams, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Cai Yue'er accused Yun Chen of betraying his master and ancestors, and Yun Chen mocked her and tried to leave.
• Cai Yue'er attacked Yun Chen, but his starlight blocked her Soul Power strike.
• Yun Chen unleashed his Soul Rings and Firmament Blood Domain, then punched Cai Yue'er and wounded her with Blood Blades.
• Yun Chen trapped Cai Yue'er in Crimson Crystals and detonated them, but she broke free without serious injury.
• Cai Yue'er summoned her silver moon and sent several beams of moonlight down upon Yun Chen.

Yun Chen survived Cai Yue'er's attack and awakened the power of his Mother Planet's Blessing as he understood the meaning of strife and constraint. As he faced Cai Yue'er, Na'er and Ya Li rushed toward the battle while Mingdu authorities responded to the detected Soul Power fluctuations.

• Na'er sensed Yun Chen's Soul Power and hurried out of the restaurant, while Ya Li flew toward its source after recognizing Cai Yue'er's Soul Power.
• Mingdu Police Station detected the battle and sent Soul Guidance vehicles toward the outskirts.
• Cai Yue'er shattered Yun Chen's Blood Blade, but he emerged from the smoke with golden blood and rapidly healed his wounds.
• Yun Chen's golden Soul Ring activated, and the Blessing of his Mother Planet formed an emblem of spread wings behind him.
• Yun Chen understood that strife was driven by constraint and regarded Cai Yue'er's actions as disorder obstructing his path.
• Yun Chen rose to Cai Yue'er's level and summoned the Golden Dragon Spear.

Yun Chen struck Cai Yue'er with the Spear of Divine Punishment and threatened Ya Li when she tried to heal her. As Yun Chen began killing Cai Yue'er and vowed to destroy Shrek Academy, Na'er arrived and stood between him and Ya Li.

• Yun Chen pierced Cai Yue'er through her ninth Soul Skill, leaving her dying as Ya Li rushed to heal her.
• Yun Chen held a spear to Ya Li's neck and ordered her to stop healing Cai Yue'er, but she refused.
• Yun Chen slashed at Ya Li, then stepped on Cai Yue'er and began crystallizing the blood in her body.
• Ya Li warned that Shrek would pursue Yun Chen, and he vowed to kill every Shrek person he encountered.
• Na'er arrived and planted her spear before Ya Li, warning her not to attack Yun Chen.

Yun Chen killed Cai Yue'er after defeating her, then gave the Mingdu Security Department evidence that she had attacked him. He left Ya Li facing scrutiny after challenging her Holy Spirit Douluo title, while the evidence spread beyond the authorities.

• Fu Yan and the Mingdu Security Department's Mechas arrived and ordered Yun Chen, Na'er, and Ya Li to stop fighting.
• Yun Chen stepped toward Fu Yan to explain that Cai Yue'er had attacked him, but Cai Yue'er’s crystal-covered body shattered and Yun Chen reduced the pieces to powder.
• Fu Yan watched Yun Chen’s recording of the attack and asked to take the evidence back for investigation.
• Yun Chen made backup copies for Xu Yan, Mu Ye, and Zhen Hua before returning the recording to Fu Yan.
• Yun Chen accused Ya Li of being Cai Yue'er's accomplice and mocked her Holy Spirit Douluo title by comparing it to the Holy Spirit Cult.

After Yun Chen’s confrontation with Ya Li and Cai Yue’er, Shrek Academy faced pressure from the Federation, the Blacksmith’s Association, and the Body Sect. Yun Ming set out for Mingdu to retrieve Ya Li, but Qiangu Dongfeng arrived at Shrek Academy and clashed with him.

• Yun Chen, Na'er, and Ya Li were taken to the Mingdu Security Department, where Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy leaders and Federation factions joined the pressure on Shrek Academy.
• Zhen Hua cut off the Blacksmith’s Association’s forging work and rare-metal trade with Shrek City, while Mu Ye threatened Shrek Academy’s students.
• The Federation delivered an ultimatum to Shrek Academy and evidence of Cai Yue’er’s actions, prompting Yun Ming to stop Long Yeyue from seeking revenge and order everyone to remain at the academy.
• Yun Ming left for Mingdu to bring Ya Li back, warning the Sea God Pavilion members not to leave before his return.
• Qiangu Dongfeng brought Spirit Pagoda experts to Shrek Academy to recruit Yun Chen, and the two men began fighting above the academy.

Yun Ming confronted Qiangu Dongfeng outside Shrek Academy and demanded to leave for Mingdu, while Leng Yaozhu challenged his intentions over Cai Yue'er's attack on Yun Chen. Leng Yaozhu agreed to accompany Yun Ming to retrieve Ya Li and oversee the matter, while Qiangu Dongfeng accepted and continued to suspect Yun Chen had a secret connection to a deity.

• Long Yeyue accused Qiangu Dongfeng of provoking a war by bringing Spirit Pagoda forces to Shrek Academy, and Qiangu Dongfeng defended the blockade by citing Cai Yue'er's attack on Yun Chen.
• Yun Ming demanded that Qiangu Dongfeng let him go to Mingdu, but Leng Yaozhu accused him of possibly harming a witness rather than handling the case.
• Leng Yaozhu rejected Yun Ming's attempt to address her familiarly and condemned Shrek Academy's treatment of the Spirit Pagoda's core disciple.
• Yun Ming lowered his spear and promised he wanted only to bring Ya Li back, but Leng Yaozhu insisted on accompanying him to ensure he acted properly.
• Qiangu Dongfeng agreed to let Leng Yaozhu handle the matter and continued to suspect that Yun Chen's strength came from a connection to a deity.

Yun Ming and Leng Yaozhu reached Mingdu as the fallout from Cai Yue'er’s attack drew Shrek Academy into a high-profile investigation. After Yun Ming visited Ya Li and Yun Chen, Chen Xinjie asked Yun Chen whether he would join the War God Hall.

• Chen Xinjie blocked Yun Ming outside Mingdu and refused to let him take Ya Li away, while allowing Leng Yaozhu to enter the city to check on Yun Chen and Na'er.
• Leng Yaozhu found Yun Chen and Na'er unharmed at the Mingdu Security Department, then questioned investigators about the case.
• Yun Ming arrived with Chen Xinjie, saw Ya Li in distress beside Cai Yue'er's remains, and later visited Yun Chen and Na'er.
• Yun Ming promised Yun Chen that Shrek Academy would give him an explanation, but Yun Chen dismissed the promise and Yun Ming left.
• Chen Xinjie asked Yun Chen if he was willing to join the War God Hall.

Chen Xinjie explained why Yun Ming had left without attacking Yun Chen and tried to recruit Yun Chen into the War God Hall, but Yun Chen did not accept. After Yun Chen and Na'er were released from the Mingdu Security Department, officials went to Eastsea Academy to ask Wu Zhangkong about Cai Yue'er's accusation, leaving the case unresolved.

• Ya Li persuaded Yun Ming not to act recklessly against Yun Chen, warning that Shrek Academy could not bear the consequences of further provoking the continent's major powers.
• Chen Xinjie offered to negotiate with the Spirit Pagoda and Body Sect so Yun Chen could join the War God Hall, but Yun Chen hesitated and Mu Ye gave no support.
• Chen Xinjie left Mingdu after reminding Yun Chen of his plans to recruit him, while continuing to see him as a potential successor for the War God Hall.
• At dawn, Xu Yan escorted Yun Chen and Na'er out of the Mingdu Security Department, which was waiting for Wu Zhangkong's testimony before resolving Cai Yue'er's accusation.
• Officials questioned Wu Zhangkong at Eastsea Academy, and he was stunned to learn that Shrek Academy had secretly targeted a talented junior.

Yun Chen reunited with Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Wu Zhangkong in Mingdu, then discussed Shrek Academy’s role in the recent incident with Wu Zhangkong. Wu Zhangkong could not defend Cai Yue’er’s actions, leaving him to face the academy’s changes with new doubts.

• Xu Xiaoyan confronted Na'er for leaving her at the restaurant, then tickled her until Yun Chen told them to rest.
• Tang Wulin called Yun Chen and invited him to meet with Gu Yue, and Yun Chen brought Xu Xiaoyan and Na'er along.
• The group ate together at a Mingdu restaurant, where Wu Zhangkong arrived after Tang Wulin said he would join them.
• Yun Chen and Wu Zhangkong spoke privately in an alley, where Wu Zhangkong apologized for Yun Chen’s troubles.
• Yun Chen criticized Shrek Academy’s harsh training and Cai Yue’er’s actions, and Wu Zhangkong could not refute him.

Yun Chen warned Wu Zhangkong that Shrek Academy’s influence could harm Wulin and the others, while a public investigation cleared Yun Chen of Cai Yue’er’s accusations and intensified pressure on Shrek. Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na’er began classes at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where their classmates were surprised to learn Xu Xiaoyan was a level forty-one Soul Ancestor.

• Yun Chen urged Wu Zhangkong to think carefully before taking Wulin and the others to Shrek Academy, stirring Wu Zhangkong’s doubts about the school.
• Yun Chen left with Xu Xiaoyan and Na’er after they finished eating, while Wu Zhangkong remained uncertain about Shrek Academy.
• The Mingdu Security Department’s investigation found that Yun Chen had not formally taken Wu Zhangkong as his master and that Cai Yue’er’s accusation was slander.
• The investigation gave the Federal Council and Shrek Academy’s critics grounds to challenge the academy, while Yun Ming stopped Long Yeyue from confronting them.
• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na’er returned to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and joined a first-year class despite their higher cultivation.
• Classmates approached Xu Xiaoyan to break the ice, then were stunned to learn she was a level forty-one Soul Ancestor.

Xu Xiaoyan, Na'er, and Yun Chen began their first day at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where their strength quickly astonished their classmates. After Yun Chen and Na'er drew attention in the cafeteria by eating their fill, an angry student approached them.

• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself as a level-forty-one Soul Ancestor, and Zhao Lixuan tried to get her to introduce Yun Chen.
• Yun Chen revealed that he was a level-sixty-one Soul Emperor, and his classmates recognized him as the fighter who had defeated Shrek Academy at the Tianhai Tournament.
• Yun Chen took a group photo with his new classmates while Na'er grew jealous of the attention he received.
• Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and Na'er attended classes, and their classmates learned that Na'er was also a level-forty-one Soul Ancestor with the Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
• Yun Chen and Na'er ate heavily in the cafeteria, upsetting other students, and someone approached them looking for trouble.