Chapter Summaries

Ao Zhan freed Shrek’s group from his illusion, then demanded that they castrate themselves and offered Ma Hongjun an Immortal Herb to cure his Evil Fire. Ma Hongjun, tempted by the cure but uncertain of Ao Zhan’s claim, asked whether it would really work.

• Ao Zhan trapped the Shrek group in an illusion that made them suffer, and Yu Tianheng recognized it as a spiritual soul skill.
• After each member of Shrek endured the illusion, Ao Zhan released them and asked if they wanted to experience it again.
• Ao Zhan gave the group knives and ordered them to castrate themselves, while offering Ma Hongjun a treasure to cure his Evil Fire.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San rejected the demand, and Tang San recognized Ao Zhan’s herb as an Immortal Herb.
• Ma Hongjun considered the herb after experiencing the pain of Evil Fire Burning Body, then asked Ao Zhan whether it could truly cure him.

Ma Hongjun swallowed Ao Zhan’s Immortal Herb, which removed his Evil Fire but also stripped his Martial Soul of its fire and abilities. Ao Zhan forced the Shrek members to submit to castration, while the Imperial Heaven Team and Qin Ming were spared.

• Ma Hongjun swallowed the Immortal Herb and watched the Evil Fire in his Martial Soul weaken.
• Tang San recalled the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and decided Spirit Hall likely did not know about it, leaving him a chance to claim its Immortal Herbs.
• Ma Hongjun discovered that his Martial Soul had become an ordinary chicken and could no longer produce fire.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Ao Zhan, but Ao Zhan took his knife, slashed him, and kicked him away.
• Ao Zhan knocked down Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San picked up the knife and castrated himself rather than let Ao Zhan do it.
• Ao Zhan told the Imperial Heaven Team and Qin Ming that Shrek had brought its predicament upon itself and spared them.

Ao Zhan ended his punishment and left, while the Shrek girls woke and reunited with the others. Zhu Zhuqing learned that Dai Mubai had been made a eunuch and realized her ambitions to become Empress of Star Luo might be ruined; the chapter revealed she had pursued him to preserve her chance at the throne.

• Tang San woke Xiao Wu and demanded to know what Gu Ningqiu had done to her, but Gu Ningqiu kicked him away.
• Ao Zhan discovered the crystal inside Xiao Wu had run out of energy, healed Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then left with Gu Ningqiu and Ah Yin.
• Xiao Wu woke frightened and refused to tell Tang San what Gu Ningqiu had done, while Tang San pressed her for information about the blond woman.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned from Yu Tianheng that Dai Mubai had become a eunuch and saw the blood beneath him.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized Dai Mubai could no longer become Emperor of Star Luo and that her own hopes of becoming Empress depended on him; she had traveled to find him after Zhu Zhuyun revealed his whereabouts.

Zhu Zhuqing and the Shrek group grappled with the consequences of Dai Mubai and several others becoming eunuchs. As they rested in the Star Dou Forest, Tang San learned about Gu Ningqiu and began plotting to seize the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Destiny Power, while planning to seek Immortal Herbs to restore himself.

• Zhu Zhuqing realized Dai Mubai’s condition had ended their hopes of becoming emperor and empress, then treated him like a stranger.
• Tang San learned from Xiao Wu that Gu Ningqiu was the Star Dou Princess, commanded Di Tian, and was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then made Xiao Wu promise to keep it secret.
• Tang San decided to pursue the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Spirit Ring and Destiny Power, while prioritizing the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to restore Little Tang San.
• Dai Mubai resented Zhu Zhuqing’s lack of comfort, while she refused to share her sister’s future husband or settle for being an imperial consort.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the Shrek teachers mourned the losses caused by becoming eunuchs, and Yu Xiaogang blamed Ao Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen.

Ning Rongrong tried to build ties with Yu Tianheng for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but the group's conversation was interrupted when Yuan Lie arrived to drive them from the Star Dou Forest. Tang Hao prepared to protect Tang San and Xiao Wu as Yuan Lie fixed his attention on the group and recognized Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit.

• Ning Rongrong chatted with Yu Tianheng, hoping to strengthen ties between their sects and become his woman, while Oscar grew more depressed.
• Ten Thousand Demon King sent Yuan Lie to force the group to leave the Star Dou Forest.
• Yuan Lie charged out of the forest, and Tang San realized the ape was not Er Ming and feared for everyone's safety.
• Tang Hao prepared to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away if Yuan Lie attacked, though he knew he was no match for the powerful ape.
• Yuan Lie noticed Xiao Wu and recognized her as a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, then felt intense killing intent.

Yuan Lie blamed Xiao Wu for the Titan Giant Ape’s death and ordered the Shrek group to leave the Star Dou Forest. Tang San tried to use his God King’s Wager to secure their escape, but Yuan Lie saw through the proposal and threatened them instead.

• Yuan Lie accused Xiao Wu of causing the Titan Giant Ape’s death, then ordered the group to leave the forest.
• Tang San stopped the group and proposed a wager in which Yuan Lie would provide Soul Beasts for them to absorb.
• Yuan Lie called Tang San’s wager idiotic and said he had no need for their permission to kill them.
• Yuan Lie’s pressure forced everyone to their knees, while Tang Hao readied his Clear Sky Hammer in the shadows.
• Yuan Lie lifted the pressure and warned the group to leave, singling out Tang San as an ugly kid with delusions.

Yuan Lie drove Tang San and the Shrek group out of Star Dou Forest, while Ao Zhan arranged for Ah Yin to monitor Mystic Beast gathering places across the continent. Back in Spirit City, Shui Bing'er revealed her longing for Ao Zhan and asked Gu Ningqiu for an item she planned to use to get closer to him.

• Yuan Lie slapped Tang San into the ground and ordered the Shrek group to leave, while Tang Hao took the warning and fled as well.
• Ao Zhan thanked Yuan Lie, ordered Ten Thousand Demon King to guard Star Dou Forest, and praised Ah Yin for planting Blue Silver Grass across most Mystic Beast gathering places.
• Ao Zhan reflected on Shui Bing'er’s feelings for him and chose not to alter her convictions with Alien Energy.
• Shui Bing'er secretly asked Gu Ningqiu whether Ao Zhan had noticed their plans, and Gu Ningqiu reassured her that he had not.
• Shui Bing'er insisted that extraordinary measures were needed to get close to Ao Zhan, and Gu Ningqiu produced the wrapped item Shui Bing'er had requested.

Shui Bing'er persuaded Gu Ningqiu to use Desire Faith Power Incense Cakes in a scheme to win Ao Zhan's affection. Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran knew Qiu'er had feelings for him and discussed her plans, leaving the scheme set to begin the next day.

• Gu Ningqiu and Shui Bing'er opened a package of potent Incense Cakes refined by Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran.
• Shui Bing'er convinced Gu Ningqiu to act on her feelings for Ao Zhan, telling her that Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran supported her.
• Gu Ningqiu agreed to join Shui Bing'er, who explained a plan for the following day.
• Gu Yuena told Gu Xiaoran that Gu Ningqiu had borrowed the Incense Cakes and had likely made up her mind to pursue Ao Zhan.
• Gu Xiaoran wondered why Gu Ningqiu had teamed up with Shui Bing'er instead of asking her for help, while Gu Yuena said they had known about the pair's secret communications.

Gu Xiaoran and Gu Yuena discussed Gu Ningqiu’s plan to get closer to Ao Zhan, while Qian Renxue and Snow Empress questioned him about Shui Bing’er’s feelings. The chapter ended with Ao Zhan beginning another intimate encounter with Qian Renxue.

• Gu Xiaoran proposed a crude plan to help Gu Ningqiu, but Gu Yuena warned that Ao Zhan might punish her by refusing to visit her.
• Ao Zhan wore out Qian Renxue and Snow Empress, who asked what he intended to do about Shui Bing’er.
• Qian Renxue accused Ao Zhan of having feelings for Shui Bing’er, and Ao Zhan blamed her for opening the door to his other relationships.
• Ao Zhan admitted he would accept Shui Bing’er if she took the initiative, prompting Qian Renxue to call him a scumbag.
• Ao Zhan sealed Qian Renxue’s lips and began another fierce battle with her.

Ao Zhan toured Spirit City and saw its people and students thriving before visiting Lin Dongyao, who had developed a way to wield her twin martial souls as armor and a halberd. He challenged her to a spar and pressed her with a relentless assault, exposing her lack of practical combat experience.

• Ao Zhan wandered around Spirit City, watched the younger generation spar, and visited Spirit Hall Academy to see its students training.
• Ao Zhan visited Lin Dongyao at her private training ground and watched her practice with armor formed from the Death Spider Emperor and a halberd formed from the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor.
• Ao Zhan challenged Lin Dongyao to spar so she could gain practical combat experience.
• Lin Dongyao accepted, and Ao Zhan armed himself with the Azure Dragon Armor and an Azure Lightning Halberd.
• Ao Zhan attacked with a barrage of halberd strikes, forcing Lin Dongyao to defend stiffly as her limited fighting experience showed.

Ao Zhan trained Lin Dongyao and arranged for Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to spar with her. Later, Gu Ningqiu invited Ao Zhan to a meal for just the two of them, with Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran encouraging her.

• Ao Zhan advised Lin Dongyao to develop a halberd style that combined her Martial Soul powers with her attacks.
• Lin Dongyao asked Ao Zhan to spar with her regularly, but he declined and offered to ask Qian Jun and Jiang Mo instead.
• Ao Zhan asked Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to train with Lin Dongyao, and both agreed.
• Ao Zhan rested in a pavilion, where Gu Ningqiu arrived and invited him to dinner alone.
• Gu Ningqiu told Ao Zhan that Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran had declined her invitation and urged her to invite him by herself.

Gu Ningqiu and Shui Bing'er tricked Ao Zhan into drinking wine laced with Desire Faith Power during a lavish banquet. When Ao Zhan realized he had been drugged, Shui Bing'er revealed that she and Gu Ningqiu had teamed up because they both had feelings for him.

• Gu Ningqiu persuaded Ao Zhan to attend a banquet at her palace, then told Shui Bing'er that he had agreed.
• Gu Ningqiu served Ao Zhan a feast made with Star Dou Forest treasures and creatures from the Lake of Life.
• Ao Zhan drank wine containing powdered incense refined from Desire Faith Power, which Gu Ningqiu had added at Shui Bing'er's suggestion.
• After the meal, Ao Zhan felt increasingly hot and realized that his body had been affected by the wine.
• Shui Bing'er revealed that she and Gu Ningqiu had planned to drug Ao Zhan together, and Ao Zhan understood that Gu Ningqiu also had feelings for him.

Ao Zhan spent the night with Shui Bing'er and Gu Ningqiu, then welcomed Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran when they came to help him. Meanwhile, Tang San remained paralyzed after Yuan Lie's slap, and he was horrified when Yu Xiaogang entered with two people.

• Shui Bing'er explained that she had put Desire Faith Power incense powder in the wine, and she and Gu Ningqiu became Ao Zhan's women.
• Ao Zhan woke the next morning, left the sleeping women undisturbed, and practiced his techniques in the courtyard.
• Gu Yuena and Gu Xiaoran teased Ao Zhan about helping Gu Ningqiu, then took him to Gu Yuena's palace chambers.
• Tang San remained unable to move after Yuan Lie's slap, despite Flender hiring healers to treat his full-body fractures.
• Xiao Wu comforted Tang San as he lamented his losses and feared he might never walk again.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed into Tang San's room with two people, leaving Tang San horrified and Xiao Wu pale with fright.

Ning Fengzhi treated Tang San while Chen Xin discovered Xiao Wu’s identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and threatened her to prevent her from escaping or sacrificing herself. Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi left to meet Yu Tiankuo, leaving Xiao Wu frightened and Tang San furious at Chen Xin and conflicted about Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Xiaogang introduced Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and Chen Xin recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San with his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Chen Xin watched Xiao Wu and prepared to capture her.
• Ning Rongrong arrived and said Yu Tiankuo had asked Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to meet him, causing them to prioritize the World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect.
• Before leaving, Chen Xin threatened Xiao Wu not to flee or sacrifice herself, warning that he would torture Tang San if she did.
• Xiao Wu realized she could not escape Chen Xin, while Tang San guessed she had been threatened and grew enraged at Chen Xin.
• Tang San also blamed Yu Xiaogang for bringing Chen Xin, but struggled against the thought of harming his teacher.

Yu Tiankuo privately warned Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin not to pursue the transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast beside Tang San, revealing that both she and Tang San had formidable backing. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left determined to investigate Tang San’s identity.

• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Tiankuo how he had become so powerful, but Yu Tiankuo refused to disclose the secret behind his strength.
• Ning Rongrong brought Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to meet Yu Tiankuo, who asked Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong to leave before discussing a private matter.
• Yu Tiankuo asked Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin whether they had seen a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast while treating Tang San.
• Yu Tiankuo warned Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin not to go after the rabbit, explaining that her background and Tang San’s were both formidable.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin resolved to investigate Tang San’s identity after Yu Tiankuo refused to explain who stood behind him.

After recovering, Tang San challenged Yu Tiankuo to a fight to assert his standing, despite Yu Tiankuo's superior strength and Destruction God King backing. The Asura God and Destruction God King watched from the God Realm, each concerned with what the duel would mean for his reputation.

• The Asura God had arranged for Yu Tiankuo to intervene so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stop targeting Xiao Wu, and Chen Xin later reassured Xiao Wu in secret.
• Tang San recovered fully, thanked Yu Tiankuo, and challenged him to a fight after suspecting he had helped protect Xiao Wu.
• Yu Tiankuo accepted, though he had completed two Destruction Nine Trials and gained a World-Destroying Thunder Dragon martial soul and powerful abilities.
• The Asura God feared Tang San would be crushed and disgrace him, while the Destruction God King anticipated the victory would embarrass his rival.

Tang San and Yu Tiankuo began their spirit fight at Shrek Academy, drawing spectators from Shrek and the Imperial Heaven Team. The match opened with Yu Tiankuo revealing a thousand-year second spirit ring, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to accept what he saw.

• Shrek and the Imperial Heaven Team gathered to watch Tang San challenge Yu Tiankuo, while their supporters argued over who would win.
• Qin Ming rebuked Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Heaven Team for doubting Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek to cheer for his disciple.
• Ning Fengzhi acted as referee and started the spirit fight after Tang San and Yu Tiankuo introduced their martial souls and ranks.
• Yu Tiankuo revealed a yellow first spirit ring and a purple thousand-year second spirit ring, stunning the spectators.
• Yu Xiaogang repeatedly denied that Yu Tiankuo's second spirit ring could be a thousand-year ring because it contradicted his theory.

Yu Tiankuo overwhelmed Tang San in their challenge, exposing the weakness of Tang San’s attacks and enraging Yu Xiaogang. The Asura God decided to ask Poseidon to grant Tang San a God Trial and reshape his first martial soul, while wondering why he had chosen Tang San in the first place.

• Yu Xiaogang saw Yu Tiankuo’s second thousand-year Soul Ring and angrily insisted that Tang San would defeat him.
• Tang San avoided close combat and attacked Yu Tiankuo with hidden weapons and Blue Silver Grass, but Yu Tiankuo’s Nirvana Lightning destroyed them.
• Yu Tiankuo fired a powerful bolt of lightning, and Tang San narrowly dodged it, confirming Yu Tiankuo’s doubts about his abilities.
• The Asura God recognized that Tang San’s lack of God Trials and lost Blue Silver Emperor bloodline left him outmatched by Yu Tiankuo.
• The Asura God sent a message to Poseidon to grant Tang San a God Trial and reshape his first martial soul, then questioned why he had chosen Tang San as his pawn.

Poseidon began Tang San's Sea God God Trial and changed his Blue Silver Grass martial soul while Tang San was being overwhelmed by Yu Tiankuo. Tang San's new sea-blue power transformed his martial soul, leaving the onlookers confused by its rag-like appearance.

• Asura God ordered Poseidon to begin Tang San's Sea God God Trial and replace his first martial soul.
• Yu Tiankuo suppressed Tang San with Nirvana Lightning, while Tang San considered using his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Poseidon sent Sea God Divine Power to Tang San, and Yu Tiankuo paused rather than risk provoking a god.
• The Destruction God King recognized the sea-blue power as the Sea God's and wondered whether Tang San would inherit two god positions.
• Tang San gained a Sea God Trident Mark, and his Blue Silver Grass transformed into an unfamiliar, rag-like form.

Tang San received the Sea God’s Nine Trials and believed the divine power would help him defeat Yu Tiankuo. He returned to the fight with a Trident mark, then discovered his transformed martial soul was kelp.

• Ning Rongrong recognized Tang San’s martial soul as kelp after Ning Fengzhi named it.
• Tang San met Poseidon in a vast Sea-like space, where Poseidon concealed his loss of control over the ocean under Ao Zhan’s rule.
• Poseidon granted Tang San the Nine Sea God Trials and ordered him to defeat Yu Tiankuo.
• Tang San returned to the battle with a Trident mark and boasted that he had become stronger.
• Tang San realized his martial soul had become kelp and was horrified by the change.