Chapter Summaries

On the eve of his Martial Soul Awakening, Xu Yanli received a malfunctioning system that left him with a Prayer Angel and a warning to seize Electrolux years later. His awakening revealed the same Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon as Xu Tianran, but a second Martial Soul began devouring his Soul Power.

• Xu Tianran rejected a suggestion to kill Xu Yanli, saying he was his younger brother and posed no threat.
• Xu Yanli heard the system bind, grant him a fused Prayer Angel Martial Soul, and then collapse after warning him about Electrolux.
• Xu Tianran promised to take Xu Yanli to awaken his Martial Soul, and the next morning Xu Yanli went to the Awakening Room with the emperor and an Awakening Master present.
• Xu Yanli manifested the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, surprising Xu Tianran and softening the emperor's expression.
• The Awakening Master warned that another Martial Soul was devouring Xu Yanli's Soul Power.

Xu Yanli awakened a powerful Second Martial Soul, received the title of Prince Xiaoyao, and told Xu Tianran that he intended to become a god. The emperor planned to send him to Shrek Academy as a spy, while Kongming Dede objected to the plan.

• Xu Yanli awakened his Second Martial Soul, whose vitality restored some feeling to Xu Tianran's legs and rejuvenated the emperor.
• The emperor tested Xu Yanli's abilities, found his Innate Soul Power was Level 20, and granted him the title of Prince Xiaoyao.
• Xu Tianran questioned Xu Yanli about his plans, and Xu Yanli declared that he wanted to become a god.
• Xu Tianran promised to support Xu Yanli and arranged for Great Enshrined Kong Deming to train him in soul tools and take him to hunt Soul Beasts.
• The emperor revealed plans to send Xu Yanli to spy on Shrek Academy, and Kongming Dede angrily objected.

Xu Yanli received the God of Destruction’s blessing and began his cultivation under Kong Deming’s guidance. After absorbing a thousand-year unicorn Soul Ring, he discovered that the unicorn had become a soul spirit.

• The God of Destruction named Xu Yanli his successor and told him the Divine Realm would be unable to see the Douluo Continent for twenty years.
• Xu Yanli planned to grow stronger, claim Electrolux and possibly Huo Yuhao, and pursue the unification of the Douluo Continent.
• Kong Deming took Xu Yanli to the Jingyang Mountain Range, where Xu Yanli chose to cultivate his angel Martial Soul and absorb a thousand-year unicorn Soul Ring.
• Xu Yanli shot a 1,900-year-old Light-attribute unicorn with a Soul Guidance Ray Gun and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• The power of the sun calmed the unicorn’s resistance, and its remnant soul transformed into a small unicorn as Xu Yanli completed the absorption.
• Xu Yanli opened his eyes and saw Kong Deming holding the little unicorn, then exclaimed that it was a soul spirit.

Kong Deming helped Xu Yanli test his healing ability and find a Bright Blazing Bird for his second Soul Ring. During the hunt, Xu Yanli manifested a golden sword-like External Soul Bone, then absorbed the beast’s ring and reached Soul Power Level 29 before Kong Deming rushed him back to the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial palace.

• Kong Deming examined Xu Yanli’s Soul Spirit and asked him to demonstrate his first Soul Skill, which healed Kong Deming’s old meridian injuries.
• Kong Deming told Xu Yanli to try healing Xu Tianran’s legs and identified a Bright Blazing Bird as a suitable Soul Beast for his second ring.
• Kong Deming left Xu Yanli inside a protective Level 7 Soul Tool barrier while he went to capture the Bright Blazing Bird.
• Xu Yanli stroked his Unicorn Soul Spirit, felt a golden sword emerge from his right hand, and recognized it as a possible External Soul Bone.
• Kong Deming returned with a roughly 2,900-year-old Bright Blazing Bird, and Xu Yanli killed it and absorbed its purple Soul Ring.
• Xu Yanli’s Soul Power reached Level 29, and Kong Deming hurried him back to the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial palace.

Xu Yanli began using his healing ability to win Xu Tianran’s favor while secretly planning his own advancement and Huo Yuhao’s eventual recruitment. Kong Deming took him to Mingde Hall to begin Soul Engineering lessons, while Xu Tianran interrogated an assassin in the mansion’s dungeon.

• Xu Yanli offered to heal Xu Tianran’s leg, gave him a brief glimpse of restored sensation, and pretended that his Soul Power ran out before he could do more.
• Xu Tianran gave Xu Yanli cultivation resources, and Xu Yanli returned to his room, compressed his Soul Power, and considered forming three Soul Cores and bringing Huo Yuhao to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Deming told Xu Yanli to study Soul Engineering at Mingde Hall each afternoon, and Xu Tianran questioned a captured assassin in the mansion’s dungeon.
• Kong Deming praised Xu Yanli’s view that Soul Masters and Soul Tools should be combined, then left him a Level 1 Soul Engineer manual to study.

Xu Yanli passed his Level 1 Soul Engineer examination after inventing a powerful, self-charging Soul Tool pistol, then wrestled with the political dangers surrounding the Evil Soul Masters and his growing ambitions. The chapter ended with Xu Tianran sending him Whale Rubber, leaving Xu Yanli burning with its effects in a cold spring.

• Xu Yanli crafted an original burst-fire Soul Tool pistol in under half an hour and demonstrated its power to the examiner, passing his Level 1 Soul Engineer examination.
• Xu Yanli considered the nobles surrounding him, the Evil Soul Masters seeking his support, and his plans to enter Shrek Academy while he cultivated toward Level 30.
• Xu Tianran became Crown Prince after the emperor learned there was hope his legs could recover, and Xu Yanli reflected that he had publicly supported him.
• A maid delivered Whale Rubber from Xu Tianran, and Xu Yanli drank it before rushing to the cold spring to cool himself.
• Xu Yanli suspected Xu Tianran had sent the Whale Rubber in revenge because Xu Yanli had secretly watered his favorite flowers to death.

Xu Yanli rested at home, where Jing Hongchen showed interest in his Soul Tool pistol and invited him to study with Jing Hongchen’s grandchildren. Xu Tianran then discussed the Holy Spirit Cult with Xu Yanli, gave him a trading company, and encouraged him to befriend Jing Hongchen’s grandchildren.

• Xu Yanli stayed home to recover, and Xu Tianran warned Ye Xishui not to approach him before he turned fifteen so he could choose for himself.
• Jing Hongchen visited Xu Yanli to ask about the Soul Tool pistol and invited him to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy; Xu Yanli instead offered to let Jing Hongchen visit his residence with his grandchildren.
• Xu Tianran came to speak with Xu Yanli about the Holy Spirit Cult and said he planned to leave it in Xu Yanli’s hands when he grew up.
• Xu Yanli suggested that the Holy Spirit Cult could be partly absorbed into their ranks, and Xu Tianran gave him a jade token granting him ownership of a trading company.
• Xu Tianran reassured Xu Yanli that he would remain his brother as long as he did not seek the throne, then urged him to spend time with Jing Hongchen’s grandchildren.

Xu Yanli trained with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen under Kong Deming while building Xiaoyao Pavilion into a business across three kingdoms. After six years, the emperor sent him to Shrek Academy to study its operations, recruit talented people, and kill Xu He, and Xu Yanli prepared to leave with Xue Chen.

• Xu Tianran stayed with Xu Yanli until evening, and the next morning Jing Hongchen brought Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to Prince Xiaoyao Mansion to study with him.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen sorted Xu Yanli's Soul Tool drafts, and Xu Yanli explained the designs they did not understand.
• Over the next six years, Xu Yanli, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen studied under Kong Deming, while Xu Yanli reached level 57 and expanded Xiaoyao Pavilion across Dou Ling Empire, Heavenly Soul, and Star Luo Empire.
• Xu Tianran's legs remained impaired, though feeling returned to his dead nerves and he could take a few steps.
• The emperor ordered Xu Yanli to visit Shrek Academy, learn how it operated, recruit talented people, and find and kill Xu He.
• The emperor allowed Xu Yanli to choose people from the Offering Hall and assigned Xue Chen to accompany him, then reminded him to put his life first.

Xu Yanli prepared to travel to the Star Luo Empire and then Shrek Academy, while Kong Deming arranged an escort and Xu Tianran saw him off. As Xu Yanli packed that evening, a blonde-haired girl asked to join him, but he refused.

• Xu Yanli told Kong Deming he would travel to the Star Luo Empire, and Kong Deming insisted on accompanying him with an escort.
• More than twenty Titled Douluos volunteered, so Xu Yanli asked Kong Deming to choose ten to leave with him the next day.
• Xu Yanli visited Xu Tianran, who urged him to put his safety first and offered to have someone else go in his place.
• Xu Yanli returned home at dusk and packed his belongings into a Storage Soul Tool.
• A blonde-haired little girl asked Xu Yanli to go with him, and he tapped her forehead and refused.

Xu Yanli brought Ye Guyi with him on the journey to the Original Three Kingdoms and found Huo Yuhao fleeing the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion. After healing Huo Yuhao, Xu Yanli invited him to come along and train as a Soul Master, leaving the group to travel onward together.

• Xu Yanli agreed to take Ye Guyi along, but told her she could not follow him into Shrek Academy.
• Xu Yanli gave his companions fake Dou Ling Empire identities before they split up to travel toward the Original Three Kingdoms.
• Xu Yanli and Kong Deming arrived near Star Luo City and saw Huo Yuhao leave the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion, vowing to return for revenge.
• Xu Yanli healed Huo Yuhao with his Holy Prayer soul skill and offered to train him as a Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to join Xu Yanli after insisting he would one day avenge himself on the Duke of White Tiger, and Kong Deming comforted Xu Yanli over his past.

Xu Yanli took Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Huo Yuhao revealed his hatred for the Duke of White Tiger and agreed to become Xu Yanli’s disciple. The group met Bei Bei and Tang Ya while eating grilled fish, and Xu Yanli wondered why they had appeared earlier than expected.

• Xu Yanli invited level-ten Huo Yuhao to join him, Ye Guyi, and Kong Deming on a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Ye Guyi a third Soul Ring.
• On the journey, Huo Yuhao guessed that Xu Yanli and Kong Deming came from outside the Star Luo Empire, revealed his hatred for the Duke of White Tiger, and asked to join them; Xu Yanli welcomed him to the Sun Moon Empire.
• At a stream, Huo Yuhao grilled fish for the group, and Xu Yanli asked him to become his disciple because of his rare Mental Attribute.
• Huo Yuhao accepted, and Xu Yanli named him his first disciple and promised him cultivation resources when they returned to Xiaoyao Pavilion.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya emerged from the forest and asked Huo Yuhao to grill fish for them; Xu Yanli agreed, then learned they were heading to hunt Soul Beasts while his group was going to Shrek Academy.

Xu Yanli and his companions entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ye Guyi killed a baboon and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered itself to Huo Yuhao. The gray energy drawn down during the sacrifice diverted into Xu Yanli, who awakened a mysterious figure behind him.

• Xu Yanli declined Tang Ya and Bei Bei's invitation to join the Tang Sect and left with Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi.
• The group entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ye Guyi killed a black baboon and accidentally drenched Huo Yuhao in its blood.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered itself as a sacrifice to Huo Yuhao after Xu Yanli said he wanted it to empower his disciple.
• During the sacrifice, gray energy intended for Huo Yuhao shifted course and entered Xu Yanli.
• An indistinct figure appeared behind Xu Yanli and spoke of grasping the sun and moon and plucking the stars.

Xu Yanli helped Huo Yuhao recover after Electrolux’s arrival and learned about Huo Yuhao’s new Soul Skills. With Kong Deming’s map, he led Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi to search for the Radiant Holy Spirit Flower, though their slow progress wore him out.

• Electrolux’s divine consciousness settled in Xu Yanli’s Sea of Consciousness, and Xu Yanli used his first Soul Skill to wake Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Yanli warned Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi to avoid two people connected to the White Tiger Family, then asked Huo Yuhao about the Soul Skills he had received.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his four Soul Skills and received a Black Tortoise God Pill from Xu Yanli.
• Kong Deming used his detector to locate the Radiant Holy Spirit Flower and gave Xu Yanli a map.
• Xu Yanli dismissed the reliability of Yu Xiaogang’s encyclopedia, destroyed its second page, and led Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi to the flower’s location.
• After more than two hours of walking, Xu Yanli arrived with the exhausted Huo Yuhao and complained that both companions had slowed him down.

Xu Yanli helped Ye Guyi defeat the Radiant Holy Spirit Flower so she could absorb its Soul Ring, then tested Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing and urged him to remain loyal. After Ye Guyi reached level 33, the group headed back toward Shrek Academy while Level 9 Soul Engineers entered Heaven Dou City and Shrek City.

• Xu Yanli used Holy Judgment to cripple the Radiant Holy Spirit Flower, healed it to keep it alive, and Ye Guyi killed it and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Xu Yanli tested Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing and offered him a possible future as a junior commander if he remained loyal.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed a godly aura in Xu Yanli’s Martial Soul and urged Huo Yuhao to get along with him.
• Xu Yanli considered keeping Huo Yuhao under his control and using his hatred of his father for his own plans.
• Ye Guyi finished absorbing the Soul Ring and announced that she had reached level 33.
• Xu Yanli led Ye Guyi and Huo Yuhao toward Shrek Academy as Level 9 Soul Engineers entered Xiaoyao Pavilion in Heaven Dou City and quietly slipped into Shrek City.

Xu Yanli arrived at Shrek City and learned that Xiaoyao Pavilion had a loyal employee named Jiang Nannan, whose mother needed treatment. He agreed to help her and followed Jiang Nannan to see her mother, while Mu En urged Bei Bei to seek cooperation with Xiaoyao Pavilion rather than oppose it.

• Xu Yanli arrived at Shrek City with his companions and went to Xiaoyao Pavilion before registering at Shrek Academy.
• Bei Bei asked Mu En whether Xiaoyao Pavilion threatened the Tang Sect, and Mu En told him not to attack it and to pursue cooperation instead.
• Xu Yanli sent Huo Yuhao to rest and absorb a pill while he considered his plans for Shrek Academy and Xiao Xiao.
• Jiang Nannan brought Xu Yanli information about Shrek Academy, then begged him to save her mother.
• Xu Yanli promised to treat Jiang Nannan's mother and asked her to lead him to the rear courtyard.

Xu Yanli healed Jiang Nannan’s mother, then planned how to undermine Shrek Academy while discussing recruitment and political schemes with his subordinates. After reflecting on Shrek’s poor training methods, he decided to copy its library’s records before continuing his cultivation.

• Xu Yanli used his Angel Martial Soul’s healing skill to restore Jiang Nannan’s mother, and Jiang Nannan swore lifelong loyalty to him.
• Xu Yanli told his assembled subordinates to recruit commoner students expelled by Zhou Yi and investigate her methods.
• Xu Yanli revealed that Xu He was likely He Caitou and proposed leaking his identity to the Original Three Kingdoms to damage their relations with Shrek Academy.
• Xu Yanli instructed the Soul Engineers to study Soul Tools and the gear principle before dismissing them to rest.
• Xu Yanli criticized Shrek Academy’s harsh, unsuitable training and planned to copy records from its library, then began cultivating.

Xu Yanli enrolled at Shrek Academy, where his powerful Soul Power and Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul impressed the staff. He was assigned to Room 108, recognized Mu En’s strange reaction to his appearance, and found his new dormitory filthy.

• Xu Yanli presented his recommendation letter at registration and shattered the Soul Power testing crystal, revealing that his Soul Power had surpassed level fifty.
• Xu Yanli showed Wang Yan his Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul and received a student badge and dormitory key.
• Mu En reacted to Xu Yanli’s face, assigned him Room 108, and warned him not to enter the fourth floor.
• Xu Yanli wondered if Room 108 belonged to a girl from the Tang Clan, then entered the dusty room and knocked on a neighbor’s door.

Xu Yanli settled into Shrek Academy while its elders investigated his identity and decided to keep him there. He reaffirmed his support for the Sun Moon Empire’s unification, then returned to his dorm and began cultivating under the watchful eyes of Mu En.

• Xu Yanli paid Tang Ling ten Gold Soul Coins to clean his dorm room.
• Mu En and the other Sea God Pavilion elders discussed Xu Yanli’s identity and concluded that his mother may have been the missing Star Luo princess, making his place at Shrek Academy acceptable.
• Xu Yanli visited Kong Deming at Xiaoyao Pavilion, declared that unification justified a crime in the present, and heard Kong Deming warn him to be wary of Xu Tianran.
• Xu Yanli moved his belongings into dorm room 108 and noticed Mu En watching him as he went to the cafeteria.
• Xu Yanli hung a sign asking not to be disturbed and began cultivating by absorbing moonlight and the setting sun’s glow.

Xu Yanli clashed with Wang Dong over their shared dorm and defeated him with his Sun Moon Star God abilities. After Mu En protected Wang Dong from the attack, Xu Yanli apologized and asked to change rooms.

• Wang Dong entered the dorm and told Xu Yanli to follow his rules, but Xu Yanli refused and challenged him.
• Xu Yanli and Wang Dong introduced themselves, then left the dorm to fight while Mu En watched.
• Wang Dong attacked with Butterfly Wing Guillotine and Butterfly God Fury, but Xu Yanli blocked both skills with his Holy Wing Guard.
• Xu Yanli struck Wang Dong with Holy Judgment, and Mu En shielded Wang Dong from the nearly overwhelming flames.
• Xu Yanli apologized to Mu En and asked to switch rooms, leaving Mu En hesitant.

Xu Yanli switched dorm rooms with Tang Ling and began looking for a way to protect him from Zhou Yi’s harsh teaching. When Zhou Yi punished the class with a hundred laps, Xu Yanli’s sacred barrier shielded the students and brought pressure down on her.

• Xu Yanli persuaded Tang Ling to exchange rooms with Wang Dong, offering him ten Gold Soul Coins each month.
• Xu Yanli learned that Tang Ling was assigned to Zhou Yi’s class and worried that Zhou Yi would expel him for failing her running test.
• Xu Yanli and Tang Ling reported the room change to Mu En, while Wang Dong avoided looking at Xu Yanli.
• Zhou Yi entered class, declared that she would expel students she considered trash, and ordered everyone who had fought during registration to stand.
• After Zhou Yi assigned the class a hundred laps and released her Soul Rings to silence protests, Xu Yanli used his second Soul Skill to shield the students and unleash pressure on her.