Chapter Summaries

Jing Hongchen investigated Shrek Academy’s strange advances and decided to visit Mu En, while Mu En, You Jie, and Zhang Lexuan joined the Star Luo Empire to investigate the ruins where the Gold Sarcophagus was found. The Gold Sarcophagus activated in the underground chamber, leaving the Star Luo party unconscious as You Jie and his companions watched a vision of Atem’s Ceremonial Duel.

• Jing Hongchen reviewed the tournament loss and resolved to visit Shrek Academy, but paused before deploying remote-control Soul Tools after considering a Limit Douluo’s perception.
• Mu En, You Jie, and Zhang Lexuan met Xu Jiujiu’s party in Star Luo City, where they found Heavenly Star Douluo among the group.
• Sui Xing Douluo led the group to the ruins, and Mu En illuminated the underground passage with spheres of light.
• You Jie recognized the chamber’s altar and gate-like wall as resembling the site of Yugi Muto and Atem’s Ceremonial Duel.
• The Dragon Marks on You Jie’s arms lit up, and the Gold Sarcophagus appeared and released a blinding radiance.
• The Star Luo Empire group fell unconscious as You Jie, Mu En, and Zhang Lexuan witnessed Atem summon the Three Phantom Gods.

After the Gold Sarcophagus showed the Ceremony of Duel and the events of The Dark Side of Dimensions, You Jie and the others learned that Tang San had guided an ominous fragment to the Sun Moon Empire’s Evil Forest. Mu En decided to gather allies beyond Shrek Academy as they faced the possibility of a hidden Evil Soul Master organization.

• You Jie explained why the Star Luo Empire’s people had awakened only after Yugi Muto defeated the Three Phantom Gods, then recognized that the vision was leading into The Dark Side of Dimensions.
• The gathered group watched Atem return to defeat Aigami, after which a fragment of black aura drifted through space.
• You Jie realized Sea God Tang San had guided the fragment to the Evil Forest of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Atem tapped You Jie’s Gold Sarcophagus and vanished, returning everyone to the underground chamber.
• Mu En decided to seek allies beyond Shrek Academy, while Xu Jiujiu suspected Evil Soul Masters had gone into hiding and formed an organization in the Sun Moon Empire.

Mu En revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult was led by Ye Xishui, an Evil Soul Master at Limit Douluo rank, alongside Long Xiaoyao. The group assessed the threat to the continent and left for the imperial palace to brief the emperor.

• Mu En told the group that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao led the Evil Soul Masters, and that Ye Xishui was a Limit Douluo-level Evil Soul Master.
• Xu Jiujiu feared the Sun Moon Empire might be sheltering the Holy Spirit Cult, while Heavenly Star Douluo warned that the cult could expand into the Evil Forest.
• Mu En explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had built a foundation in the Sun Moon Empire for over five hundred years but still maintained only limited cooperation with it.
• Mu En said Long Xiaoyao had revealed that the Sun Moon Empire possessed soul tools capable of threatening even a Limit Douluo.
• Heavenly Star Douluo asked You Jie to confirm there were no further problems, then led the group toward Star Luo City to meet the emperor.

After learning that two Limit Douluo led an Evil Soul Master organization aligned with the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Jiawei, Mu En, You Jie, and Zhang Lexuan weighed intelligence gathering and a cautious exchange student program. They reached a preliminary agreement with the Star Luo Empire, while Mu En left the truth about his history with Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao for a later conversation.

• Xu Jiawei recognized the Evil Soul Masters and their two Limit Douluo leaders as a major threat and called for stronger defenses and intelligence from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei proposed sending loyal students to study Soul Tools at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, and Mu En judged the plan feasible if Jing Hongchen's family could help protect them.
• Mu En worried that Ye Xishui might target You Jie, so he considered keeping You Jie out of the exchange and relying on Huo Yuhao to record Soul Tool designs instead.
• Mu En, You Jie, and Zhang Lexuan reached a verbal agreement with Xu Jiawei that would reserve several exchange student places for Star Luo National Academy if Jing Hongchen approved the program.
• You Jie asked Mu En about his past with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, and Mu En promised to explain when they returned to Sea God Pavilion.

Jing Hongchen negotiated an exchange program with Mu En, who required the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy to exchange students under strict conditions. You Jie continued cultivating and dueling, while considering the risks of studying at Mingde Hall.

• Jing Hongchen visited Shrek Academy and met Mu En, who recognized that Long Xiaoyao had advised him on the visit.
• Jing Hongchen promised to protect Shrek's students and provide them with strong instruction, but Mu En required Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to study at Shrek in return for Shrek students entering its inner court.
• Jing Hongchen accepted the exchange conditions, including similar treatment for Star Luo National Academy, and the program was scheduled to begin in one year.
• Mu En worried that Jing Hongchen might be interested in You Jie and did not want to risk You Jie's safety.
• You Jie ended a tiring duel against Katsuya Jonouchi, reflected on the exchange program, and wondered whether going to Mingde Hall would attract Ye Xishui's attention.

You Jie refused to join the exchange program at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, wary of the danger posed by Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao. Mu En then began telling You Jie and Zhang Lexuan the hidden history of his relationship with the two Limit Douluo, leaving them stunned by Ye Xishui’s choice between him and Long Xiaoyao.

• Zhang Lexuan caught You Jie exhausted from training with the Gold Sarcophagus and urged him not to overwork himself.
• You Jie told Zhang Lexuan he did not want to join the exchange program at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, citing the danger from Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and their Evil Soul Masters.
• Zhang Lexuan questioned You Jie’s decision because she knew he was interested in Soul Tools, but You Jie explained that formal Soul Engineer training was not important to him.
• Mu En summoned You Jie and Zhang Lexuan to share private history that would affect their future decisions.
• Mu En recounted how he, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xishui had become friends at a tournament and how both he and Long Xiaoyao fell for Ye Xishui.
• Mu En revealed that although Ye Xishui seemed to prefer Long Xiaoyao, she ultimately chose him, shocking You Jie and Zhang Lexuan.

Mu En recounted how Ye Xishui’s apparent betrayal drove a wedge between him and Long Xiaoyao, and explained the danger she posed to Shrek Academy. You Jie decided not to attend the exchange study at Mingde Hall, and Mu En accepted his choice.

• Mu En described finding Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao naked, with Xishui holding a dagger and Xiaoyao gripping its blade, and said he later suspected the scene had not been what it appeared.
• Mu En recalled that Ye Xishui became an Evil Soul Master and that he had failed to stop her escape after defeating her.
• Mu En told Zhang Lexuan that Long Xiaoyao would not attack Shrek Academy, but Ye Xishui might kill anyone who obstructed her.
• You Jie declined the exchange study at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy because Ye Xishui posed a threat to him there.
• Mu En agreed that You Jie did not need to attend Mingde Hall to make use of his Soul Tool talent.

You Jie attended Wang Yan’s class while nearing Rank 50 and considered what soul beast to choose for his fifth soul ring. After class, he advised Zhou Sichen on how to develop his summoning abilities and improve his survival, leaving Zhou Sichen with guidance to build a focused combat system rather than spend a soul ring on personal defense.

• You Jie listened to Wang Yan teach about common soul beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to find inspiration for his fifth soul ring.
• Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan approached You Jie, and Zhou Sichen explained that he was nearing Rank 30 and unsure whether to choose a defensive soul skill.
• You Jie considered how his own summoning abilities differed from Zhou Sichen’s and advised him to focus his soul skills on one or two complete combat systems.
• You Jie recommended that Zhou Sichen improve his personal defense through body training or Soul Tools instead of using a soul ring for protection.

You Jie and Wang Yan discussed the Martial Soul Department’s growing acceptance of Soul Tools, then You Jie prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest with six others seeking soul rings. The group set out under the supervision of Zhang Lexuan, Xian Lin'er, and Elder Song, while Wu Ming challenged You Jie to spar after the hunt.

• Wang Yan told You Jie that Soul Tools had gained respect among the competition team and that changes in the Martial Soul Department’s leadership had shifted the outer court’s attitude.
• Wang Yan asked You Jie to arrange for powerful inner-court students or teachers to answer questions about high-level Soul Masters, and You Jie agreed.
• You Jie reached Rank 50, joining Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi at Rank 50 and Huo Yuhao at Rank 30 as they prepared to obtain soul rings.
• Wu Ming took an interest in You Jie and challenged him to fight after the soul hunt, while Xu Sanshi hid behind Bei Bei to avoid sparring with him.
• Zhang Lexuan, Xian Lin'er, and Elder Song joined the group, and the seven soul hunters set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chu Qingtian told You Jie that he was interested in Wu Ming, and You Jie wished him luck.

You Jie traveled with Shrek Academy's group into the Star Dou Great Forest as Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing eased their march. When a ten-thousand-year Demon Spotted Cat attacked, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi fought it together and killed it.

• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to help the group travel quickly and safely into the forest's depths.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered You Jie, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi to deal with the unsuitable Demon Spotted Cat that blocked their path.
• The Demon Spotted Cat used its speed to evade Xu Sanshi and tried to exploit Bei Bei as the weaker target.
• Bei Bei struck the cat with Thunder Dragon Claw, and Xu Sanshi followed with Mysterious Underworld Shock while Bei Bei used Thunder Dragon Head.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi defeated the Demon Spotted Cat, and its black soul ring rose from its body.

During the Star Dou Great Forest expedition, You Jie and the others ate dinner and arranged their night watch while searching for suitable soul beasts. The chapter also revealed that Wang Dong'er had returned to the Clear Sky Sect and was confined to cultivate, leaving Niu Tian and Titan uneasy about Tang San's plans for her.

• You Jie, Huo Yuhao, and Zhang Lexuan used Soul Guiding Furnaces to prepare hot food for the group in the forest.
• Zhang Lexuan assigned the group to three night-watch shifts, with Huo Yuhao exempted.
• You Jie meditated in his tent and wondered why Wang Dong'er had not been at Shrek Academy.
• Niu Tian and Titan discussed Wang Dong'er's failure to join Shrek Academy's reserve team and her confinement in a secret chamber for cultivation.
• Niu Tian proposed gathering information on Shrek Academy's geniuses, while Titan wondered whether Tang San was using Wang Dong'er for a plan.
• Niu Tian dismissed Titan's suspicion but privately began to share it.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast stayed in the Land of Great Calamity while You Jie and the Shrek group hunted for Soul Rings, after Di Tian warned her about dangerous humans in the forest. When three Evil Soul Masters confronted the group, You Jie summoned Meteor Dragon and shocked both his enemy and the watching Auspicious Beast.

• Di Tian stopped the Emperor Auspicious Beast from seeking out You Jie and warned her that dangerous humans had entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast sensed the three humans’ tortured Soul Beast souls but stayed in the Land of Great Calamity after sensing danger.
• You Jie and the others found Soul Rings for Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Wu Ming, and Wu Ming became a Soul Sage.
• Xian Lin'er and Elder Song warned the group of an approaching threat, and You Jie recognized the three matching elderly men as likely Evil Soul Masters.
• Elder Song, Xian Lin'er, Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming attacked the three men as You Jie performed Accel Synchro.
• You Jie summoned Meteor Dragon, startling Zhongli Ren and the Emperor Auspicious Beast, who recognized the dragon.

You Jie and Stardust Dragon helped Shrek’s team defeat the Zhongli brothers, while Elder Song captured Zhongli Tian and learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had more than twenty Title Douluo. Elder Song headed back to the Sea God Pavilion with the intelligence, leaving Xian Lin'er to lead the students deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest after they moved farther toward its outer regions.

• Stardust Dragon’s wind-attribute aura strengthened Elder Song and Xian Lin'er, helping them overpower the Zhongli brothers despite the Nether Domain Snake’s escape abilities.
• Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming restrained Zhongli Ren, while Zhang Lexuan cleared away his beast souls so You Jie’s Stardust Dragon could destroy him with Stardust Mirage.
• Xian Lin'er chopped Zhongli Di into mince, and Elder Song captured Zhongli Tian alive and crippled his cultivation.
• Elder Song interrogated Zhongli Tian, who revealed the Holy Spirit Cult’s organizational structure and that it had more than twenty Title Douluo.
• Elder Song took Zhongli Tian back to the Sea God Pavilion to report to Mu En, while Xian Lin'er led the students to continue their soul-ring hunt farther toward the forest’s outer regions.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast wanted Di Tian to help You Jie’s group find soul beasts so she could challenge You Jie again, but Di Tian refused and she followed the group as they kept searching. At Shrek Academy, Mu En interrogated Zhongli Tian and convened an emergency Sea God Pavilion meeting, where he revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult was allied with a much stronger Sun Moon Empire than the others had assumed.

• The Emperor Auspicious Beast asked to challenge You Jie again, but Di Tian pointed out that You Jie had nearly exhausted his Soul Power and stopped her.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast suggested Di Tian provide soul beasts for You Jie’s group, but Di Tian refused because it crossed the soul beasts’ bottom line.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast followed You Jie’s group and discovered that they had moved to the mixed zone to continue searching, mainly for a spiritual-attribute soul beast for Huo Yuhao.
• Mu En extracted Zhongli Tian’s intelligence, broke Ye Xishui’s restriction seal, and imprisoned Zhongli Tian beneath the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting with Shrek Academy’s Title Douluo-level fighters, and Yan Shaozhe suggested that the Holy Spirit Cult intended to seize control of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En revealed that the Sun Moon Empire had at least twenty Level 9 Soul Masters, leaving the meeting to face the threat posed by its alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Mu En and the elders revised Shrek Academy’s Inspector Group plans for operating in the Sun Moon Empire, deciding to continue missions with stricter safeguards rather than abandon them. After the meeting, Elder Song left to find soul rings for You Jie and the others, while Mu En’s group prepared their first Sun Moon Empire operation.

• Mu En rejected a proposal to end Sun Moon Empire missions and argued that Shrek Academy had to disrupt the Holy Spirit Cult’s growth.
• Mu En proposed screening missions, limiting inexperienced members, assigning powerful protectors, and retreating if multiple Title Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters appeared.
• The elders refined the plan, assigned two ordinary Title Douluos to each mission, and increased operations in the three nations of the Douluo Continent.
• Mu En wondered whether Ye Xishui had concealed a Bright Phoenix martial soul and whether Yan Shaozhe might be connected to her and Long Xiaoyao.
• Elder Song set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to find soul rings for You Jie and the others, while Mu En and the others prepared an operation in the Sun Moon Empire with Xuan Zi, two Title Douluos, and Lin Huiqun.

You Jie and the others continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for suitable soul rings while You Jie considered investigating the Evil Forest. Their hunt was interrupted when a mysterious Evil Fire Spirit stole a soul bone and attacked the group, leaving them to confront a creature Huo Yuhao’s companions considered even more dangerous than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

• You Jie judged Mu En’s cautious plan for hunting isolated Evil Soul Master Title Douluo to be practical and considered how to investigate the Evil Forest.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast secretly watched You Jie’s group, hoping for another duel, while Di Tian let her continue observing them.
• After several days of searching, Zhang Lexuan’s group killed a Ten Thousand Year Giant-Clawed Black Tiger, which dropped a left arm soul bone.
• A red flash snatched the soul bone from Zhang Lexuan and escaped, while Zhang Lexuan warned the others that the creature could temporarily seal their Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao tracked the attacker with Spiritual Detection Sharing and revealed a tiny, winged fire spirit; Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress called it an Evil Fire Spirit and condemned Di Tian for allowing it to live.

Di Tian watched as You Jie and the others fought an Evil Fire Spirit in Star Dou Great Forest, then You Jie absorbed its soul ring and gained Ash Blossom and Kurikara Divincarnate. The chapter ended with the group spotting the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Di Tian approaching them.

• Di Tian realized an Evil Fire Spirit had appeared in Star Dou Great Forest despite his earlier purge, but chose not to intervene.
• Zhang Lexuan and the others surrounded the Evil Fire Spirit, while You Jie offered to fight it and seek its soul ring.
• The group restrained and attacked the Evil Fire Spirit as Bei Bei blocked its attack and You Jie summoned Dark Red Demon Dragon to kill it.
• You Jie asked permission to absorb the Evil Fire Spirit’s soul ring, and the others stood guard while he did so.
• You Jie gained Ash Blossom and Kurikara Divincarnate, then heard startled cries as the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Di Tian appeared.

Di Tian brought the Emperor Auspicious Beast to challenge You Jie again, offering to find him a suitable soul ring if he fought without using his fourth soul skill. You Jie used his fifth soul skill to restrain the beast, leaving Xu Sanshi distracted by the summoned girls and the Emperor Auspicious Beast unable to fight back.

• Elder Song calmed Xian Lin'er, and Di Tian explained that he wanted You Jie to spar with the Emperor Auspicious Beast in exchange for a soul ring.
• You Jie agreed to fight and activated Ash Blossom, who kicked away the Emperor Auspicious Beast's flames and light.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast demanded that You Jie use his dragons, but You Jie said her ability had already activated and summoned Kurikara Divincarnate.
• Kurikara Divincarnate pinned the Emperor Auspicious Beast to the ground and silenced her by stepping on her mouth.
• Xu Sanshi became distracted by the summoned girls, so Bei Bei struck him with Black Flash Elbow Strikes while Kurikara Divincarnate considered adapting You Jie's move.

You Jie tested Kurikara Divincarnate against the Emperor Auspicious Beast, while Di Tian arranged a soul ring for Han Ruoruo. After Han Ruoruo received a suitable soul beast, the Emperor Auspicious Beast left with Di Tian, and Bei Bei warned You Jie to be careful about her growing attachment to him.

• You Jie considered testing Kurikara Divincarnate on powerful Soul Masters as it suppressed the Emperor Auspicious Beast, while Di Tian watched and noted that You Jie's abilities could affect him too.
• Di Tian asked what soul rings the group needed, and Zhang Lexuan requested a Metal-element ring of roughly seventy to ninety thousand years for Han Ruoruo.
• Di Tian left to find a suitable soul beast while You Jie secretly set Trap Cards to protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast from anyone who might attack her.
• Di Tian returned with a ninety-thousand-year Golden Dragon Python for Han Ruoruo, and You Jie dismissed Kurikara Divincarnate.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast warned You Jie not to use that soul skill in their next fight, then followed Di Tian back to the Land of Great Calamity.
• Bei Bei asked about You Jie's relationship with the Emperor Auspicious Beast and cautioned him that she seemed to be growing attached to him.

After the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s blessing brought You Jie and his companions extraordinary luck, You Jie persuaded Mu En to let him join a mission in the Sun Moon Empire. Mu En assigned Elder Song and Xian Lin’er to accompany You Jie and Zhang Lexuan, warning them to act carefully around Evil Eye Tyrants.

• Han Ruoruo, Huo Yuhao, and Chu Qingtian benefited from the group’s good fortune as they found and defeated suitable soul beasts for Huo Yuhao and Chu Qingtian.
• You Jie considered using his luck to join a Shrek Inspector Group mission in the Sun Moon Empire, and Zhang Lexuan grew concerned at his smug smile.
• You Jie explained his plan to Mu En, who agreed to send him and Zhang Lexuan to investigate a mission in Sunrise City with Elder Song and Xian Lin’er.
• Mu En warned You Jie that Evil Eye Tyrants could preserve their souls in crystals and that the group must prevent any crystal from escaping or transmitting information.
• Zhang Lexuan affectionately pinched You Jie’s cheek as he protested.