Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan sensed that Ye Xishui and the Holy Spirit Cult had arrived at Shrek Academy with an overwhelming force. As the Evil Soul Masters launched their attack, Ye Xishui charged Mu En and Zhongli Wu went after Yan Shaozhe.

• Gu Yuan demonstrated Eight Extremities Collapse to Zhang Lexuan, shattering a massive granite boulder without using his martial soul.
• The Ice Dragon King warned Gu Yuan that many powerful Evil Soul Masters had entered Shrek, including two stronger than him, and advised him to use Descent of the Ice God if necessary.
• Mu En and Shrek’s elders sensed the enemy auras, while Yan Shaozhe worried that Shrek was poorly prepared to defend itself.
• Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu led ten Title Douluo and countless Evil Soul Masters in an assault on Shrek Academy.
• Ye Xishui charged toward Mu En, and Zhongli Wu attacked Yan Shaozhe.

The Holy Spirit Cult’s assault on Shrek Academy left Yan Shaozhe gravely wounded and Qian Duoduo dead after he shielded Yan from Zhongli Wu and eight Title Douluo. Xian Lin'er charged the attackers in grief, and Xuanzi intervened as Cai Mei'er tried to get her to safety.

• Mu En fought Ye Xishui but was quickly defeated because of his old injuries and the Dragon Core’s backlash.
• Zhongli Wu and the Holy Spirit Cult’s eight elders attacked Yan Shaozhe with their strongest Soul Skills, overwhelming his Phoenix Descent.
• Qian Duoduo blocked the combined assault with his Wulong Shield, but the shield shattered and the attacks killed him after Cai Mei'er rescued Yan.
• Xian Lin'er charged Zhongli Wu in a rage, but his scythe strikes shattered her dragon form and badly wounded her.
• Xuanzi blocked Zhongli Wu’s remaining strikes and urged Cai Mei'er to take Xian Lin'er away, but Xian Lin'er refused to leave.

Shrek Academy came under attack by the Holy Spirit Cult, forcing its defenders to protect the students as Ye Xishui fought Mu En. As Evil Soul Masters closed in on the Elite Class Dormitory, Gu Yuan appeared and unleashed an ice domain that froze the attackers.

• Xian Lin'er reluctantly left with Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe to defend the Elite Class Dormitory while Xuanzi, Song Yunzhi, and Lin Huiqun confronted Zhongli Wu.
• Ye Xishui wounded Mu En and threatened Shrek's students, so Mu En resolved to draw her away from Sea God Island.
• Zhuang Yusen urged the students to take refuge in the Sea God Pavilion, while the Zhongli Three Brothers found the Elite Class Dormitory and prepared to attack its students.
• Gu Yuan released a blue ice domain from the Back Mountain, freezing many Evil Soul Masters and weakening the rest.
• Tang San recognized Gu Yuan's domain, and Gu Yuan appeared atop the cliff wearing Ice Emperor Dragon Armor and carrying the Mysterious Ice Dragon Spear.

Gu Yuan destroyed the Evil Soul Masters around him and sent the students to safety while he and Zhang Lexuan joined the defense of Shrek. At Shrek Plaza, the Evil Soul Masters killed Yan Shaozhe as the battle raged on.

• Gu Yuan descended into the Evil Soul Masters, used his Extreme Cold Storm to wipe them out, and survived the Zhongli Three Brothers' assault.
• Zhang Lexuan warned that Shrek was under attack, and Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan ordered the students to take refuge in the Back Mountain before flying toward Shrek Plaza.
• At Shrek Plaza, the Holy Spirit Cult's six Title Douluo besieged Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er, and Gong Changlong after Song Yunzhi's self-destruction killed Moku Douluo and Ten Thousand Souls Douluo.
• Netherworld Douluo attacked the Soul Masters below, forcing Cai Mei'er to block his ninth Soul Skill while Mask Douluo and Sleep Nightmare Douluo kept Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er occupied.
• Nangong Wan and Abomination Douluo attacked the gravely injured Yan Shaozhe, cut him in two, and swallowed him.

Gu Yuan intervened in the battle at Shrek Academy, saving Xian Lin'er and killing Sleep Nightmare Douluo before unleashing the Ice Dragon King's overwhelming frost power against the Evil Soul Masters. Zhongli Wu escaped using a Substitute Soul Tool, while Ye Xishui was caught in the frost currents and could not escape through Phoenix Nirvana.

• Xian Lin'er began to self-destruct her Soul Core, but Gu Yuan froze her with Eternal Frozen Prison and interrupted the attempt.
• Gu Yuan emerged from a spatial rift, killed Sleep Nightmare Douluo with the Mysterious Ice Dragon Spear, and pulled Xian Lin'er to safety.
• Gu Yuan unleashed Descent of the Ice God, and the Ice Dragon King's humanoid phantom froze Mask Douluo and the Evil Soul Masters across the battlefield.
• Zhongli Wu summoned the Bone Dragon King to block the frost, but it was shattered; he then escaped with a Substitute Soul Tool.
• The Ice Dragon King turned her frost currents on Ye Xishui, who called for Mu En's help and attempted Phoenix Nirvana but was repeatedly struck by Absolute Zero.

Ye Xishui died after Shrek defeated the Evil Soul Masters, while Gu Yuan saved Xian Lin'er and collected thirteen Soul Bones. The survivors learned that Gu Yuan was the Ice God's inheritor, and he flew off to help Teacher Zhang clear the remaining Evil Soul Masters.

• Ye Xishui froze into shards, leaving six Soul Bones, and the Ice Dragon King gave them to Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan explained that he saved Xian Lin'er to preserve Shrek's Spirit Guidance Department and considered using her hatred of Evil Soul Masters.
• Mu En, Gong Changlong, Xuanzi, and Lin Huiqun reached Gu Yuan, while the wounded Xian Lin'er and grieving Cai Mei'er faced the heavy losses at Shrek.
• The Ice Dragon King declared she had acted for the sake of her inheritor and vanished, leading Mu En, Xuanzi, and Lin Huiqun to believe Gu Yuan would become a god.
• Gu Yuan handed Xian Lin'er to Lin Huiqun and flew toward the small forest to help Teacher Zhang eliminate the remaining Evil Soul Masters.

After the battle against the Holy Spirit Cult, Mu En named Shrek Academy’s future leaders and revealed he had only a month left to live. Zhongli Wu returned to headquarters poisoned by the Ice Dragon King’s cold energy, and Long Xiaoyao set off for Shrek after hearing Ye Xishui was likely dead.

• Mu En told the Shrek leaders that he had about a month to live and assigned Xuanzi, Gu Yuan, Cai Mei'er, Gong Changlong, Xian Lin'er, and Fan Yu future academy positions.
• Xian Lin'er objected to Fan Yu becoming vice dean and reminded Mu En that Zhou Yi had nearly driven Gu Yuan away from Shrek.
• Zhongli Wu returned to Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, suffering from cold energy that was slowly freezing his Soul Core.
• Long Xiaoyao temporarily suppressed Zhongli Wu’s cold energy, then learned that Ye Xishui had likely died in the battle.
• Long Xiaoyao opened a spatial rift and headed for Shrek, while Feng Ling hurried to see Zhongli Wu.

Zhongli Wu waited in Long Xiaoyao’s residence, weakened and fearing the Holy Spirit Cult’s collapse after the battle at Shrek. Ma Hongjun arrived disguised as Feng Ling, killed Zhongli Wu, and claimed control of the cult.

• Zhongli Wu worried that Ye Xishui might not survive and that he could no longer control the Holy Spirit Cult without Long Xiaoyao’s support.
• Ma Hongjun entered Long Xiaoyao’s residence disguised as Feng Ling after killing the guards at the iron-barred doors.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhongli Wu he had come to collect a debt and revealed that Zhongli Wu was too weak to threaten him.
• Ma Hongjun overpowered Zhongli Wu, declared that he would control the Holy Spirit Cult, and swallowed him in his Evil Phoenix form.

Ma Hongjun devoured Zhongli Wu, gaining a stronger Dark Phoenix form and resolving to use the Holy Spirit Cult to become a god and reclaim Xiangxiang. Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyao confronted Mu En over Ye Xishui’s death, and the two transformed into dragons and began to fight.

• Zhongli Wu struggled inside Ma Hongjun before Ma Hongjun completely digested him.
• Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul evolved into a Dark Phoenix, his Soul Power rose to rank ninety-eight, and his Soul Rings fused into a stronger configuration.
• Ma Hongjun blamed Tang San for his rebirth and vowed to become a god, regain his male body, and bring Xiangxiang back from the Underworld.
• Long Xiaoyao headed for Shrek Academy, but Mu En intercepted him in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Mu En told Long Xiaoyao that a deity had killed Ye Xishui, driving Long Xiaoyao into a rage.
• Long Xiaoyao and Mu En transformed into black and golden dragons and charged at each other.

Mu En defeated Long Xiaoyao and asked him to restrain the Holy Spirit Cult, then set out to return to Shrek Academy. Gu Yuan and Di Tian intercepted him, and Zhang Lexuan killed him to avenge her family before leaning on Gu Yuan for comfort.

• Mu En defeated Long Xiaoyao but spared him after Long Xiaoyao promised to restrain the Holy Spirit Cult until Shrek Academy produced another Limit Douluo-level expert.
• Mu En prepared to return to Shrek Academy to appoint Xuanzi as the next Sea God Pavilion Master and Gu Yuan as the one after him.
• Di Tian seized Mu En, sealed his Soul Power, and destroyed his vocal cords while Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan rode atop him.
• Zhang Lexuan accused Mu En of murdering her family and killed him with her eighth Soul Skill, Eclipse of the Blood Moon.
• Di Tian collected Mu En's six light-attribute Soul Bones, and Zhang Lexuan thanked Di Tian and Gu Yuan before blushing at Di Tian calling her Gu Yuan's partner.

After Mu En’s death, Gu Yuan told Zhang Lexuan he wanted to remake the world, and she agreed to help him before the two left together. Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyao returned to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, saw the devastation and Feng Ling’s changes, and seized Ma Hongjun by the throat.

• Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan returned toward Shrek Academy with the six Soul Bones Mu En had left behind.
• Gu Yuan explained his goal of ending war and exploitation, protecting Soul Beasts, eradicating Evil Soul Masters, and changing the cultivation system, and Zhang Lexuan pledged to help him.
• Gu Yuan gave Zhang Lexuan two hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones and the Laurel Immortal Fungus to help her advance.
• Zhang Lexuan kissed Gu Yuan, and he carried her to a secluded cave on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
• Long Xiaoyao returned to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, recognized that Feng Ling had reached rank ninety-eight, and grabbed Ma Hongjun by the throat, demanding a reason not to kill him.

Ma Hongjun forced Long Xiaoyao to make him the Holy Spirit Cult's leader by threatening the life of his unborn child, while Shrek Academy mourned Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan as missing. The chapter ended when a commotion erupted at the academy gates, just as Tang San and the others were leaving.

• Ma Hongjun taunted Long Xiaoyao about Zhongli Wu's death and revealed that he was pregnant with Zhongli Wu's child.
• Long Xiaoyao discovered the unborn child and agreed to make Ma Hongjun the Holy Spirit Cult's leader, demanding that he protect Ye Xishui's bloodline.
• Shrek Academy spent three days searching for Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan, but neither returned.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Beibei concluded that Gu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan were likely dead and began to leave.
• A commotion broke out at the academy gates before the group had gone far.

Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Mubai and relived the memories of his mother’s suffering and death, while Tang San prepared to confront Dai Mubai on his behalf. Before they could fight, Gu Yuan returned carrying an apparently injured Zhang Lexuan.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Mubai among the returning Inner Court students and remembered how Dai Mubai had pursued Huo Yun’er, whom Yuhao later found weeping.
• Huo Yun’er agreed to marry Dai Mubai only after he graduated from Shrek Academy, then stopped taking medicine and eating and died within months.
• Su Tong and the others learned that the returning students had not found Gu Yuan, leaving everyone except Ning Rongrong deeply worried.
• Tang San shielded Huo Yuhao from Dai Mubai, and the two men summoned their martial souls and Soul Rings as a fight seemed imminent.
• Gu Yuan flew back to the academy carrying Zhang Lexuan, whose legs trembled and who appeared to be injured.

Gu Yuan returned to Shrek with Zhang Lexuan after saving everyone, drawing a crowd and stirring jealousy among the girls who cared for him. Huo Yuhao attacked Dai Mubai over his insults about Huo Yun'er but fainted from spiritual backlash, while Gu Yuan comforted Wu Feng and lied about what had delayed their return.

• Tang San refused to join Huo Yuhao in greeting Gu Yuan and left with Xiao Wu, followed by Beibei and Xu Sanshi.
• Huo Yuhao tried to approach Gu Yuan, but Dai Mubai blocked him and questioned his hostility; Huo Yuhao attacked Dai Mubai with Soul Shock and fainted after the attack rebounded.
• Yu Gang berated the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for failing to stop Huo Yuhao, then worried that Gu Yuan's rapidly growing strength would make him impossible to recruit as a disciple.
• Gu Yuan set Zhang Lexuan down, and Wu Feng rushed into his arms in tears; Su Tong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Xiao felt jealous, while Wang Dong'er left in a huff.
• Ning Rongrong clung to Gu Yuan's other arm and asked why he had returned late, so Gu Yuan claimed he and Zhang Lexuan had fought a Title Douluo-level Evil Soul Master in the Star Luo Empire.

Gu Yuan returned to Shrek Academy with Zhang Lexuan after killing a Title Douluo Evil Soul Master, and the academy rewarded him with Inner Court admission and the future Sea God Pavilion Master succession. His return also renewed Tang San’s sense of pressure, leading him to seek a private cultivation session with Beibei.

• Gu Yuan gave Su Tong the Titan Snow Ape Right Arm Bone and greeted the Sea God Pavilion leaders who came to welcome him and Zhang Lexuan.
• Xuanzi reported the academy’s heavy casualties, including the deaths of Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Song Yunzhi, and said the injured Elder Mu had little time left.
• Gu Yuan vowed to eliminate the Evil Soul Masters, then Xuanzi promoted him to the Inner Court and named him heir to the Sea God Pavilion Master position.
• The system rewarded Gu Yuan with ten exchange opportunities, while Xuanzi said Gu Yuan would likely lead Shrek’s main team in the upcoming Spirit Fighting Tournament.
• Tang San felt renewed pressure after Gu Yuan’s return, then took Beibei to the small woods to cultivate in private.

Tang San took Beibei to their usual spot while Dai Mubai carried the unconscious Huo Yuhao to his dormitory and found Oscar. Dai Mubai and Oscar recognized each other as their former Shrek Seven Devils companions and reunited in tears.

• Tang San dragged Beibei to a grove, shoved him against a willow tree, and sat on him as Beibei watched eagerly.
• Dai Mubai learned where Huo Yuhao lived and carried him toward his dormitory.
• Zhou Yi urged Fan Yu to help her regain a teaching position, but Fan Yu reminded her that she had refused to fight during the Evil Soul Masters' invasion.
• Oscar reminisced about Ning Rongrong and murmured that he wished he could return to the God Realm to see her again.
• Dai Mubai heard Oscar mention Rongrong and the God Realm, kicked open the dormitory door, and asked if he was Xiao Ao.
• Oscar and Dai Mubai confirmed each other's identities, then embraced and cried while Huo Yuhao lay unconscious nearby.

Dai Mubai and Oscar reunited at the academy and compared the misfortunes they suffered after being reborn. Dai Mubai suspected Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had conspired in their rebirth, and Oscar was left considering his accusation.

• Dai Mubai and Oscar embraced and cried, while Yu Gang wondered whether they really were the gods he remembered.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar asked Fan Yu and Zhou Yi to look after Nianrong and Huo Yuhao, then left to talk privately.
• Oscar explained how he had become both a father and a mother to Nianrong, and Dai Mubai laughed at his predicament.
• Dai Mubai told Oscar that he had reborn to get close to Huo Yuhao, whom he believed to be the Child of Destiny, and explained why he wanted to return to the God Realm.
• Dai Mubai accused Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong of plotting their rebirth, citing the Hundred Flower Brew they drank before it happened.

Dai Mubai and Oscar blamed Tang San for their misfortunes and reconsidered who the Child of Destiny was. After seeing Gu Yuan arrive with a crowd, they decided he was the true Child of Destiny and resolved to attach themselves to him.

• Dai Mubai accused Tang San of causing his reincarnation, martial soul mutation, and failures, prompting Oscar to suspect Tang San had also ruined his life.
• Oscar described his Twin Martial Souls and Gu Yuan's extraordinary strength and talent, leading him and Dai Mubai to question whether Huo Yuhao was truly the Child of Destiny.
• Gu Yuan arrived at the Elite Class Dormitory surrounded by students and teachers, while Oscar and Dai Mubai watched him from the crowd.
• Oscar declared Gu Yuan the true Child of Destiny, and Dai Mubai agreed after learning Huo Yuhao's second martial soul was Luo Sanpao.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar resolved to become Gu Yuan's loyal companions, and Dai Mubai worried that Dai Huabin might interfere with Gu Yuan and 'Zhu Lu.'

Gu Yuan secretly learned that Dai Mubai and Oscar planned to seek his favor, then returned to the dormitory to tell Wang Dong'er he was leaving. After she admitted she wanted him to come back, he kissed her and took the moment further.

• Gu Yuan overheard Dai Mubai and Oscar deciding to betray Zhou Yi to gain his support, and he considered making them his lackeys.
• Gu Yuan returned to the dormitory, where Wang Dong'er pretended to cultivate, and told her he had come to say goodbye.
• Wang Dong'er recalled how Gu Yuan had impressed her with his talent, courage, and sense of responsibility, and she asked whether he would return.
• Gu Yuan teased Wang Dong'er until she admitted she wanted him to come back, then kissed her and began getting more intimate.

Gu Yuan left Wang Dong'er after refusing to promise he would love only her, then went to Xiao Xiao and became intimate with her. He promised to marry her and help her ascend to godhood, explained the situation with the other women, and gave her another three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, warning that two were contaminated by evil energy.

• Wang Dong'er asked Gu Yuan to promise he would love only her, but he refused and left her dormitory.
• Gu Yuan arrived at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Xiao's dormitory, knocked Zhu Zhuqing unconscious, and asked Xiao Xiao to help him with his cultivation problem.
• Xiao Xiao agreed to be with Gu Yuan after he promised to marry her and bring her to the God Realm.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Xiao about the other women and warned her to act as usual while they pursued their own plans.
• Gu Yuan gave Xiao Xiao three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and told her to absorb the Soft Bone Rabbit Left Leg Bone first because the other two were tainted by evil energy.