Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin learned that Gu Yuena had not intended to kill him and that she was considering a possible way to transfer his Golden Dragon King bloodline. Meanwhile, Yun Jingheng’s unrest over Di Tian’s threat to his friends interrupted his fourth God Trial, and Lunar Primordial Sovereign offered him a method.

• Tang Wulin asked Gu Yuena how she would take his Golden Dragon King bloodline, and she explained that a cooperative transfer might work but remained only a theory.
• Gu Yuena’s hesitation troubled Di Tian, who realized she was trying to find a way not to kill Tang Wulin.
• As Yun Jingheng underwent the fourth trial’s frostfiend scouring, Zi Ji protected Xiao Jiu and noticed his thoughts were elsewhere.
• Lunar Primordial Sovereign halted the trial, warning Yun Jingheng that continuing while his heart was restless would kill him.
• Yun Jingheng admitted he felt unworthy for meditating while Di Tian used his confinement to threaten his friends, and Lunar Primordial Sovereign said she had a method.

Yun Jingheng learned that activating the seventh God Trial early could shatter his divine soul, but sensed that Di Tian was about to force Gu Yuena to reclaim the Golden Dragon King bloodline. He chose to undergo the trial so he could leave his body and intervene, then questioned Zi JI about whether Di Tian was letting Gu Yuena choose freely.

• The Lunar Primordial Sovereign warned Yun Jingheng that starting the seventh trial without completing the fourth, fifth, and sixth would leave him with only thirty minutes outside his body and risk his soul and body collapsing.
• Yun Jingheng used a Moonlight Mark to sense Ye Xinglan, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Di Tian was preparing to act.
• Yun Jingheng realized Di Tian had trapped him to keep him away while Gu Yue was pressured to reclaim the Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Yun Jingheng accepted the danger and chose to begin the seventh trial early.
• As Yun Jingheng approached the trial altar, Zi JI stopped him and asked whether he would stop Di Tian; Yun Jingheng asked whether Di Tian wanted Gu Yuena to choose freely or force her into his preferred choice.

Tang Wulin urged Gu Yuena to take the Golden Dragon King bloodline and pursue coexistence between humans and soul beasts, and she began to consider his proposal. Di Tian, fearing her hesitation would endanger the soul beasts, launched a sudden attack on her.

• Tang Wulin argued that Gu Yuena wanted coexistence rather than humanity's destruction and offered to help build peace if she took the Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Gu Yuena asked how she could take the bloodline without tearing apart its source, showing that she was considering his proposal.
• Di Tian sensed Yun Jingheng trying to break through Yun Ming's confinement and decided he could wait no longer.
• Di Tian formed black runes in his palm and aimed them at Gu Yuena.

Di Tian used the dragon clan’s sealing art to strip Gu Yuena’s human memories and drag her toward a vortex, while suppressing Tang Wulin and the others. Yun Jingheng arrived through his divine soul and broke Di Tian’s attack, leaving Gu Yuena free to reclaim her memories as Yun Jingheng confronted the loyal minister consumed by obsession.

• Di Tian bound Gu Yuena with black rune chains and began removing her memories of Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Yun Jingheng.
• Gu Yuena broke one hand free and wounded Di Tian, but he tightened the chains and trapped Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, and Xu Xiaoyan in his gravity domain.
• Ye Xinglan struck at Di Tian’s hand, was thrown against a rock wall, and sensed Yun Jingheng’s Moonlight Mark before he arrived.
• Yun Jingheng’s divine soul descended in a pillar of moonlight, struck Di Tian’s wounded shoulder, and broke the chains around Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena gathered the scattered memories Di Tian had tried to erase, while Di Tian withdrew his aura and Yun Jingheng explained that he had come to stop the conflict and Di Tian’s obsession.

Yun Jingheng confronted Di Tian over trying to make Gu Yuena choose as he wished, then defended her right to decide for herself. Di Tian revealed the grief and fear behind his loyalty, accepted Gu Yuena’s words, and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, while warning Yun Jingheng that he too might have influenced her choice.

• Di Tian recognized that Yun Jingheng was paying a heavy price to cross space and asked why he had come despite his weakened state.
• Yun Jingheng accused Di Tian of claiming to respect Gu Yuena’s choice while forcing her toward the answer he wanted, and said he had come to restore her right to decide.
• Di Tian admitted that he feared the fallen soul beasts would be forgotten if Gu Yuena chose coexistence with humans, and recounted the losses he had witnessed over tens of thousands of years.
• Di Tian asked Gu Yuena whether the lives of their fallen kin still mattered to her, and she assured him she had never forgotten them while telling him his loyalty had trapped him in hatred.
• Di Tian accepted Gu Yuena’s words and said he would await his fate in the Star Dou Great Forest, then warned Yun Jingheng that stopping him might also have influenced Gu Yuena’s choice before departing through a spatial rift.

Yun Jingheng was recalled as the Moonlight Mark’s power ran out, after urging Gu Yuena and Tang Wulin to pursue the soul beasts’ revival without creating new hatred. Tang Wulin and his companions concealed Di Tian’s identity from Zang Xin by claiming an Abyss Monarch had attacked the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Yun Jingheng’s soul body began to disappear as the Lunar Primordial Sovereign’s time limit expired, and he reassured Yuanen Yehui before bidding farewell to Gu Yuena, Tang Wulin, and Ye Xinglan.
• The Moonlight Mark pulled Yun Jingheng back toward Shrek, scattering his soul body into silver light as the Full Moon vanished.
• Zang Xin arrived and questioned Tang Wulin and the others about the attack, so Tang Wulin said an Abyss Monarch had tried to seize the immortal herbs.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie claimed Yun Jingheng’s safeguard had driven off the Abyss Monarch and warned that the Abyss Plane might attack again.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty recognized that the attacker had been Di Tian but backed Tang Wulin’s account, and the other immortal herbs followed his lead.

Tang Wulin and his friends attended Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony, then went to Sea God Pavilion to find Yun Jingheng. His room was empty, and he still had not replied to their messages.

• Gu Yuena joined Tang Wulin and the others as they prepared for the opening ceremony, while Tang Wulin checked for a reply from Yun Jingheng.
• The group attended the ceremony and headed to Sea God Pavilion afterward to confront Yun Jingheng about his God Trial and Cross-Space Descent.
• Tang Wulin knocked on Yun Jingheng’s closed door, but no one answered.
• Yuanen Yehui pushed the door open, and the group found Yun Jingheng’s room empty.

Yun Jingheng reunited with his friends after surviving the cost of extracting Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline, and they celebrated his recovery with drinks and teasing. The group learned that Sea God Fate was being planned for early October, while Yun Jingheng revealed he had begun sitting in on Sea God Pavilion meetings.

• Yun Jingheng appeared in the corridor looking pale but steady, and Tang Wulin quietly confirmed that he had survived the price of the procedure.
• Yun Jingheng invited the group into his room, served them a new cold drink, and accepted the Black Jade Lunar Ganoderma Tang Wulin brought him.
• Gu Yuena explained that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Martial Soul had regressed into a Golden Dragon Martial Soul and that he was no longer affected by Ruin.
• Yun Jingheng scratched Gu Yuena’s chin to test whether she would purr, and she retaliated by exposing his secret stash of Xie Xie’s stolen jerky.
• Yun Jingheng told the group that Sea God Fate was being planned for early October and that he had started sitting in on Sea God Pavilion meetings.

Yun Jingheng settled into his Sea God Pavilion duties while his friends visited, and Tang Wulin revealed that Xu Lizhi had missed their meal and stopped answering his messages. Yun Jingheng agreed to ask about Xu Lizhi’s whereabouts, privately remembering that Xu Lizhi might also owe him 260,000 Federal Coins.

• Cai Yue'er explained that Yun Jingheng was being called Little Pavilion Elder Yun because he attended Sea God Pavilion meetings as a trainee consultant.
• Yun Jingheng approved the reduced first installment for his Energy Conversion Array Disk and reviewed an Outer Court proposal for joint practical combat exercises.
• Xie Xie and the others visited Yun Jingheng with barbecue, and they said Ye Xinglan was taking her Inner Court advancement examination.
• Yun Jingheng noticed Tang Wulin was distracted and not eating, so he asked what was wrong.
• Tang Wulin told Yun Jingheng that Xu Lizhi had failed to show up for their meal and had not answered his messages.
• Yun Jingheng promised to ask about Xu Lizhi’s movements and recalled that Xu Lizhi might still owe him 260,000 Federal Coins.

Yun Jingheng balanced academy duties, restorative training, and work on a rune array while Xie Xie teased him about Sea God Fate. He completed the array’s basic framework and watched Star Pavilion drift across Sea God Lake, wondering whether to add another feature.

• Yun Jingheng cleaned up after Tang Wulin and the others, organized meeting minutes, and wondered whether the 260,000 had been repaid.
• Zi Ji scolded Yun Jingheng during restorative training but continued helping him purge the lingering chill from his meridians.
• Yun Jingheng filed a funding approval, answered Cai Yue'er’s questions about his late nights, and reviewed revisions to Sea God Fate.
• Xie Xie brought Yun Jingheng dinner, gossiped about the academy, and pressed him about who might confess to him at Sea God Fate.
• Yun Jingheng gave Xie Xie the Two-Word Armor blueprint for Yuanen Yehui, then worked late on his rune array.
• Yun Jingheng finished the array’s basic framework and watched Star Pavilion drift across Sea God Lake as he considered adding another feature.

Yun Jingheng and Tang Wulin separately discovered that Xu Lizhi had vanished for several days, then reappeared with an implausible explanation. They agreed Tang Wulin would discreetly investigate while avoiding too much contact with him.

• Yun Jingheng checked the leave and mission records and found no explanation for Xu Lizhi's absence.
• Lan Muzi told Yun Jingheng that Xu Lizhi had promised to submit a tasting report but had not returned, which was unlike him.
• Tang Wulin ran into Xu Lizhi near the east gate, where Xu Lizhi claimed his communicator had broken and offered him freshly baked buns.
• Tang Wulin suspected Xu Lizhi was hiding something but did not challenge his explanation.
• Tang Wulin told Yun Jingheng about the encounter, and Yun Jingheng shared what Lan Muzi had said.
• Tang Wulin agreed to approach Xu Lizhi carefully, while Yun Jingheng would learn about Tang Wulin's movements through Xie Xie and the others.

Yun Jingheng and Tang Wulin investigated Xu Lizhi’s suspicious absences and sudden efforts to appear normal, while keeping their suspicions from him. As Sea God Fate preparations continued, Yun Jingheng awaited laboratory results on Xu Lizhi’s biscuits and planned how to probe him next.

• Yun Jingheng examined the timing of Xu Lizhi’s broken communicator and grew suspicious of his excuses.
• Xie Xie told Yun Jingheng that Xu Lizhi had given him new energy biscuits, and Yun Jingheng secretly kept some for ingredient analysis.
• After Ye Xinglan passed her Inner Court advancement assessment, Tang Wulin told Yun Jingheng that Xu Lizhi had been absent from the cafeteria, and Yun Jingheng shared his concerns and evidence.
• Tang Wulin agreed to keep acting normally around Xu Lizhi while Yun Jingheng investigated his movements and the biscuits through Sea God Pavilion channels.
• Ye Xinglan reported that Xu Lizhi brought her meals when no one else was around, and Yun Jingheng agreed to investigate while asking Xie Xie not to mention him to Xu Lizhi.
• As Sea God Fate preparations advanced, Yun Jingheng awaited the biscuit analysis results and considered how Tang Wulin could test Xu Lizhi without alerting him.

Yun Jingheng investigated Xu Lizhi’s cookies and found no known toxins, but an unidentified active enzyme and Xu Lizhi’s private deliveries to Ye Xinglan deepened his suspicions. Ye Xinglan reassured him that Xu Lizhi meant no harm and urged him to rest, while privately recognizing his jealousy.

• Yun Jingheng received a clean food-safety report on Xu Lizhi’s cookies, though it noted a trace of an unidentified active enzyme.
• Yun Jingheng reviewed Xu Lizhi’s contacts and grew especially concerned that Ye Xinglan had received private nutritional meals.
• Yun Jingheng questioned Ye Xinglan about Xu Lizhi’s deliveries and told her about the test results.
• Ye Xinglan defended Xu Lizhi’s actions as considerate and harmless, explaining that he avoided gossip and had likely been busy.
• Ye Xinglan offered to have the cookies officially retested and encouraged Yun Jingheng to stop investigating and get more rest.

As Shrek Academy prepared for Sea God Fate, Yun Jingheng and his companions grew increasingly suspicious of Xu Lizhi’s unexplained nighttime activity. On the eve of the event, Star Pavilion detected a resonating cluster of evil Soul Power across the academy, but Yun Jingheng had gone to sleep without seeing the warning.

• Xu Lizhi asked Tang Wulin whether two people could follow the same road yet end up on opposite sides, deepening Tang Wulin and Yun Jingheng’s doubts about him.
• Yuanen Yehui showed Yun Jingheng records revealing Xu Lizhi’s nighttime outings had increased as his cafeteria visits declined, and Yun Jingheng suspected someone had forced him or offered him irresistible terms.
• The students completed Sea God Fate preparations as Ye Xinglan passed her Inner Court assessment and Xu Lizhi told Tang Wulin he might only have time to take one look at the event.
• Yun Jingheng dismissed Star Pavilion’s unidentified Soul Power fluctuations as likely errors caused by incoming guests and went to bed without updating the recognition database.
• Star Pavilion linked the fluctuations across the academy and issued repeated red warnings for a high-density evil Soul Power cluster.

On Sea God Fate day, Yun Jingheng set aside his concern about yellow alerts to handle festival preparations while the academy gathered for its matchmaking event. As the celebration began, he continued watching the crowd and checking security, leaving the alert unresolved.

• Ya Li pulled Yun Jingheng away from his terminal and assigned him festival logistics tasks despite his concern about yellow alerts.
• Yun Jingheng signed the flower lantern power allocation form, inspected the lifting cables on Lakeheart Island, checked cafeteria supplies, and completed other preparations.
• Yun Jingheng considered updating the identification database but postponed it after the day passed without incident and the defensive formation seemed normal.
• Guests and academy disciples gathered around Sea God Lake, including Tang Sect representatives led by Zang Xin and Spirit Pagoda guests, while Yun Jingheng counted guards and checked the defensive formation.
• The main lantern lit, and Lan Muzi and Tang Yinmeng opened Sea God Fate with a lotus-leaf contest in which contestants would be eliminated if they fell into the water.

Xu Lizhi confessed to Ye Xinglan at Sea God Fate, but she rejected him and declared that she loved Yun Jingheng. Xu Lizhi then revealed that his confession had been one of two plans, and the Soul Power resonance he had secretly set in motion began affecting the crowd.

• Xie Xie and the audience recognized Xu Lizhi as he carried refreshments through the VIP section, and their teasing pushed him into a spotlight with a microphone.
• Xu Lizhi confessed his long-standing love for Ye Xinglan and described how he had secretly left her meals after training.
• Ye Xinglan thanked Xu Lizhi but said she wanted someone who would stand beside her, then declared that she loved Yun Jingheng.
• Yun Jingheng froze in shock while Xu Lizhi smiled through his tears and said that, since his confession had failed, his next plan would begin.
• A strange Soul Power fluctuation resonated in the meridians of hundreds of people who had eaten cafeteria food or received Xu Lizhi's treats, and Yun Jingheng rushed forward.

Xu Lizhi’s betrayal triggered a massive attack on Shrek Academy during Sea God Fate, forcing Yun Jingheng and the other defenders to protect the students as Star Pavilion fought the missiles. After condemning Xu Lizhi’s excuses, Yun Jingheng killed him, while the attack on the academy continued.

• Yun Jingheng blocked Xu Lizhi’s attack on Ye Xinglan just as alarms revealed that missiles were falling on Shrek Academy.
• Star Pavilion activated its defenses and intercepted many missiles, while Yun Ming, Long Yeyue, Cai Yue'er, and Feng Wuyu raised a barrier and Ya Li organized the evacuation.
• The Evil Soul Masters attacked from within the academy, and Star Pavilion was destroyed after using its final missiles to shield the students.
• Xu Lizhi explained that resentment over being a food-type Soul Master and his feelings for Ye Xinglan had driven him to betray Shrek.
• Yun Jingheng rejected Xu Lizhi’s justifications, declared that a traitor was a traitor, and killed him with his sword.

Yun Jingheng fought the Evil Soul Masters pursuing Shrek’s evacuees while his Good Corpse independently defended the shelter entrance. After the Good Corpse helped Shen Yi lead the students underground, Yun Jingheng turned back to the remaining enemies and unleashed his sixth soul skill.

• Yun Jingheng summoned his Martial Soul Avatar, Xiao Jiu, and Zi JI to attack the Evil Soul Masters chasing the evacuation team.
• Yun Jingheng fought beneath the Full Moon and killed the enemies who threatened the students fleeing toward the shelter.
• Yun Jingheng’s Good Corpse left him and raised a barrier to protect Shen Yi and the children at the underground shelter entrance.
• The Good Corpse activated its own Martial Soul Avatar and used precise sword strikes to kill the Evil Soul Masters attacking the shelter.
• Shen Yi led the students underground as the Good Corpse continued defending the entrance, and Yun Jingheng confronted the remaining enemies.
• Yun Jingheng used his sixth soul skill, Moonlight! Heaven-Filling!, against the remaining Evil Soul Masters.

Yun Jingheng and his benevolent avatar used synchronized moonlight to clear the Evil Soul Masters around Sea God Lake, then searched the burning academy and sensed their mother, Ya Li, fighting a Title Douluo-level enemy. The chapter left Yun Jingheng and his avatar rushing toward separate battles, with Yun Jingheng heading to help the Tang Sect disciples.

• Yun Jingheng and his benevolent avatar combined their moonlight attacks and killed the Evil Soul Masters on both sides of Sea God Lake.
• Yun Jingheng continued attacking the remaining Evil Soul Masters while his spiritual power searched the academy for survivors.
• Yun Jingheng found that Tang Wulin was shepherding students into the underground shelter and that Wu Zhangkong was guarding the eastern passage.
• Yun Jingheng sensed Ya Li fighting a Title Douluo-level Evil Soul Master, and his benevolent avatar raced to help her.
• Yun Jingheng headed toward the Tang Sect's position, where Zang Xin was protecting injured young disciples.

Yun Jingheng reached the Tang Sect’s position and helped Zang Xin protect the wounded before learning that Qiangu Dongfeng had orchestrated the attack on Shrek. A dying Spirit Pagoda representative warned that Qiangu’s forces were waiting outside the city to seize control once the explosions stopped.

• Yun Jingheng found Zang Xin and the surviving Tang Sect disciples badly injured, then drove off the remaining Evil Soul Masters and supplied medicine for the wounded.
• Zang Xin told Yun Jingheng that the Spirit Pagoda representative beneath a willow tree had returned to protect a stretcher of wounded men and taken a fatal attack.
• The dying representative revealed that Qiangu Dongfeng had sent him to Sea God Fate as a scapegoat and had provided the Evil Soul Masters with Shrek’s deployment map and the poison used on Xu Lizhi.
• The representative warned Yun Jingheng and Zang Xin that Qiangu Dongfeng’s forces were waiting outside Shrek City and would enter as rescuers to take over its defenses when the explosions stopped.