Chapter Summaries

On Devil Island, Tang Wulin discovered that the disgusting creatures Devour Old Demon fed him were rich in pure Life Energy, and he eagerly began eating them to grow stronger. After twenty days, his teammates also felt the energy’s benefits and turned their torment into cultivation, leaving Devour Old Demon’s punishment in ruins.

• On the tenth day, Tang Wulin calmly ate a Ground Beetle and realized the creatures contained pure Source of Life that strengthened his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• By the fifteenth day, Tang Wulin eagerly ate Devour Old Demon’s maggots and demanded more food, infuriating the demon.
• After half a month of torment, Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, Yuan'en Yehui, Wu Sidu, and Xu Xiaoyan had grown numb to the humiliation of eating insects and other creatures.
• On the twentieth day, Xie Xie’s Soul Power surged as Life Energy cleared his meridians, and he realized the creatures were valuable cultivation resources.
• Xie Xie seized a venomous spider from Devour Old Demon and demanded more food, while Devour Old Demon’s companions laughed at how his punishment had backfired.
• Tang Linyuan watched the demons’ setback with satisfaction, confident that the team’s training on Sea God Island had prepared them to endure Devil Island.

Abomination Old Demon tried to break Tang Wulin and the others with brutal torture, but their pain tolerance, rapid healing, and resilience frustrated him. He left the dungeons questioning whether his methods could work on these trainees.

• Destruction Old Demon and Nightmare Old Demon called Abomination Old Demon to torture the six trainees after their earlier methods failed.
• Abomination Old Demon transferred Tang Wulin and the others into separate dungeons and lashed them with a salt-soaked barbed whip, but Tang Wulin barely reacted and healed rapidly.
• Abomination Old Demon used his Bone-Eating Copper Lotus, Soul-Extracting Wind Wheel, and Blood-Boiling Steamer on the trainees, making Ye Xinglan, Yuan'en Yehui, Wu Sidu, and Xu Xiaoyan scream.
• The four girls gradually adapted to the torture and became numb, while Tang Wulin endured the Soul-Extracting Wind Wheel and taunted Abomination Old Demon about its slowing mechanism.
• Xie Xie cursed Abomination Old Demon through the pain, even after the old demon forced a barbed gag into his mouth.
• Abomination Old Demon became overwhelmed by the trainees' endurance and insults and began doubting his torture skills.

The Old Demon of Desire began a trial that used aphrodisiac mist and same-sex pairings to overwhelm the six young Soul Masters’ instincts. Tang Wulin and the others struggled to resist as their reason neared collapse, while Tang Linyuan watched from outside.

• Abomination Old Demon returned from torturing the six and admitted defeat, prompting the Old Demon of Desire to mock the four demons and announce her own trial.
• The Old Demon of Desire divided the six into three same-sex pairs and trapped each pair in a sealed stone chamber.
• Pink aphrodisiac mist filled the chambers and triggered the six’s primitive instincts despite their efforts to resist.
• Xie Xie clung to Tang Wulin, Wu Siduo touched Ye Xinglan, and Xu Xiaoyan straddled Yuan'en Yehui as their companions fought to maintain control.
• Tang Linyuan watched the mist grow denser as the six’s defenses faltered and their reason neared collapse.

Under the pressure of the aphrodisiac mist, Tang Wulin and his five companions broke through to a new level of willpower and became immune to the mist. Tang Linyuan recognized their achievement as the heart realm and ended the Devil Island trials before Sloth and Greed could test them.

• As the pink mist nearly overwhelmed them, Tang Wulin and the others relived the hardships that had shaped them and heard a voice ask whether they had given up.
• Tang Wulin declared that he would never give up, and all six regained their clarity and pushed away their companions.
• The six repelled the poisonous mist completely, while the Old Demon of Desire and the other old demons watched in disbelief.
• Tang Linyuan explained that their ordeal had transformed their willpower into the heart realm, which could repel external evil and illusions.
• Tang Linyuan ended the trials, saying Sloth and Greed's tests would be meaningless, then left with Na'er and ordered the others to bring the six out.

Tang Linyuan reunited with Tang Wulin and the others after their month of trials on Devil Island, then had the Seven Old Demons explain the island’s origins and their past. The young Soul Masters learned that the island’s energies might have come from fallen God Kings and that the old demons had once been Shrek’s Seven Devils.

• Tang Wulin and the others arrived on a beach, where Xie Xie tearfully complained to Tang Linyuan about their trials.
• Tang Linyuan admitted he had watched the trials through a crystal ball, and the Old Demons teased Xie Xie and Tang Wulin about their embarrassing moments.
• Sloth Old Demon and Greed Old Demon emerged, joining the other five Old Demons as Tang Linyuan asked them to explain Devil Island.
• Greed Old Demon said fragments from the sky had brought opposing Life and Destruction energies to the archipelago, which might have come from the fallen God Kings of Life and Destruction.
• Greed Old Demon revealed that the Seven Old Demons had once been Shrek’s Seven Devils, whose bodies were destroyed when they encountered a Destruction Fragment.
• Desire Old Demon and Destruction Old Demon explained that Life Energy preserved their souls, trapping them on the island, where they guarded it and trained Shrek’s young talents.

Tang Linyuan revealed that he could save the Seven Old Demons by gathering Devil Island’s Life and Destruction Fragments into a Samsara Secret Realm. He began absorbing the archipelago’s energy to build that realm and prepare to take the demons back to Shrek.

• Tang Wulin asked Greed Old Demon and Sloth Old Demon whether the Seven Old Demons could leave Devil Island, and they explained their souls would collapse beyond its energy field.
• Tang Linyuan formed the Samsara Rune and proposed creating a secret realm that could sustain and repair the demons’ souls.
• The Seven Old Demons agreed to Tang Linyuan’s plan, and he told the others to retreat before rising above the island.
• Tang Linyuan expanded the Samsara Rune into a vast black-and-white vortex and began drawing the Life and Destruction Fragments out of the archipelago.
• Tang Linyuan used the rune’s laws to gather and purify the fragments, forming a new Samsara Secret Realm as Devil Island crumbled below.

Tang Linyuan completed the Samsara Secret Realm and sent the Seven Old Demons inside to recover. On the return journey to Shrek, he routed a massive Sea Soul Beast tide threatening the North Sea Legion and resumed the journey with his companions.

• Tang Linyuan finished the Samsara Secret Realm and let the Seven Old Demons enter, where they found the samsara aura healing their spiritual bodies.
• Tang Linyuan and his companions flew toward the continent, but stopped when tens of thousands of Sea Soul Beasts advanced from the deep sea.
• Tang Linyuan used the Samsara Rune to unleash destruction aura, forcing most of the beast tide to flee and striking the Deep-Sea Flood Dragon with the Light of Destruction.
• The Deep-Sea Flood Dragon fled with a near-fatal wound, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale and Sea Demon Octopus retreated with the remaining beasts.
• Tang Linyuan recalled the rune after confirming the sea was clear, then led his companions toward Shrek.

After returning safely to North Sea City, Tang Wulin chose the Soul Guidance Train over a grueling flight back to Shrek Academy. Tang Linyuan revealed that he had booked them to Heaven Dou City so he could seek Zhen Hua’s guidance and study the threshold of Heavenly Forging.

• Tang Linyuan explained that the North Sea Legion was busy handling scattered Sea Soul Beasts, then offered the group a choice between flying home and taking the train.
• The others left the decision to Tang Wulin because they feared his reputation as a train killer, and he chose the Soul Guidance Train despite his companions’ relief.
• At North Sea City station, Tang Linyuan handed out premium tickets whose destination was Heaven Dou City rather than Shrek City.
• Tang Linyuan said he wanted to visit his teacher Zhen Hua for help with Soul Forging and to formally learn about the threshold of Heavenly Forging.
• Tang Wulin and the others were stunned by Tang Linyuan’s ambition to approach Heavenly Forging.

Tang Linyuan and his exhausted teammates traveled by train toward Heaven Dou City, where he planned to stop an impending Holy Spirit Cult attack. He also intended to uncover the cult’s plot against Shrek Academy and prepare Yun Ming for the threat of God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.

• Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, Yuan'en Yehui, and Wu Siduo offered to forge Tang Linyuan's Three-Word Battle Armor as he prepared to challenge Heavenly Forging.
• Tang Linyuan led the team onto a private business-class train carriage bound for Heaven Dou City, and the exhausted teammates quickly fell asleep.
• Tang Linyuan recalled that the Holy Spirit Cult planned to devastate Heaven Dou City, killing thousands and causing the death of administrative officer Mo Wu.
• Tang Linyuan resolved to stop the attack, use it to uncover evidence of the cult's plans against Shrek, and warn Yun Ming about the two God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.

Tang Wulin and his companions arrived safely in Heaven Dou City after sleeping through the train journey, but dozens of military-grade Fixed Soul Guidance Shells suddenly targeted the crowded station square. As the crowd panicked, Tang Linyuan identified the attack as the Holy Spirit Cult’s opening move and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

• Tang Wulin kicked Xie Xie awake after mistaking his drool-covered shoulder for a threat, and the group learned that Xie Xie had drooled in his sleep.
• Tang Linyuan led Na'er, Tang Wulin, and the others off the train and into Heaven Dou City's station square.
• Tang Wulin celebrated the uneventful train ride and claimed he had finally disproved his reputation as a Soul Guidance Train Killer.
• Xie Xie spotted dozens of Fixed Soul Guidance Shells plunging toward the crowded square and warned Tang Wulin.
• The crowd panicked as the shells approached, while Tang Linyuan recognized the attack as the Holy Spirit Cult's opening move and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

Tang Linyuan stopped a barrage of shells from striking Heaven Dou City's station square while Tang Wulin and his teammates eliminated the attackers. After uncovering the Holy Spirit Cult's planned attacks across the city, he sent the six teammates to dismantle six bomb sites and went with Na'er to confront the main assault at the Administrative Mansion.

• Tang Linyuan identified the Evil Soul Masters who fired the shells, ordered Tang Wulin and five teammates to kill them, and used a Forbidden Rune and spatial vortices to erase the incoming barrage.
• Tang Wulin and the others killed the attackers at an unfinished commercial building, including their Soul Douluo-level leader.
• Tang Linyuan revealed that the station attack was a diversion for an assault on the Heaven Dou City Administrative Mansion and located six additional Evil Soul Master gathering points in crowded areas.
• Tang Linyuan gave each teammate a Spear Dao Imprint that could summon him if they faced overwhelming danger, then sent them to quietly eliminate the threats at their assigned locations.
• Tang Linyuan took Na'er toward the Administrative Mansion to confront the Holy Spirit Cult's main force.

Tang Linyuan stopped a bombardment of Heaven Dou City by destroying thirty-six Level 7 shells and a Level 9 shell with his spear shadows. He then tracked down and annihilated the Evil Soul Masters responsible, leaving Mo Wu and the city’s officials stunned by his power.

• Tang Linyuan rose above Heaven Dou City as thirty-six Level 7 shells and a Level 9 shell descended toward the Administrative Mansion.
• Tang Linyuan summoned a storm of dark-gold spear shadows that dismantled all the shells before they could explode.
• Mo Wu ordered the mansion’s defensive shield deactivated and recognized Tang Linyuan as the one who had saved the city.
• Tang Linyuan directed his remaining spear shadows toward an abandoned mine thirty li away, where Evil Soul Masters had launched the attack.
• The Evil Soul Masters tried to flee, but Tang Linyuan suppressed their escape techniques and used spear shadows to kill them all, including their Titled Douluo leader.

Tang Linyuan dealt with the attacks on Heaven Dou City and reunited with Zhen Hua at the Blacksmith Association. Zhen Hua gave Na'er a Heavenly Forged Ring, which Tang Linyuan placed on her finger.

• Tang Linyuan told Mo Wu to command the city defenses and reassure civilians, then vanished with Na'er.
• Tang Linyuan met Tang Wulin and the others outside the Blacksmith Association after they reported clearing all six detonation points without casualties.
• Tang Linyuan presented his Godsmith Token to the guards, and he and his companions went to the top floor to meet Zhen Hua and Mu Ye.
• Zhen Hua welcomed Tang Linyuan and gave Na'er a ring made from his first piece of Heavenly Forged Metal as a gift and blessing.
• Tang Linyuan placed the ring on Na'er's finger, and she clasped his hand and leaned against his shoulder.

Zhen Hua tested Tang Linyuan’s forging ability and discovered he had already reached the peak of Eighth-Level Saint Craftsman through Talent Imprinting. With nothing left to teach him about Soul Forging, Zhen Hua prepared to begin teaching him Heavenly Forging.

• Zhen Hua took Tang Linyuan to the exclusive Forging Room to assess his limits, while Mu Ye led Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others to the Combat Room for training.
• Tang Linyuan forged Star-Sky Black Iron through Spirit Refinement and Soul Forging, forming a soul bond with the metal and raising its spiritual glow to nine feet.
• Tang Linyuan imprinted his Spear God Will into the metal, giving it an innate spear-path talent and demonstrating peak Eighth-Level Saint Craftsman skill.
• Zhen Hua admitted he could find no flaw in Tang Linyuan’s Soul Forging and told him to rest before they began learning Heavenly Forging.

Zhen Hua explained the prerequisites for Heavenly Forging, then demonstrated the technique by forging a five-metal alloy into God Rank metal. After the metal survived a Five-Element Lightning Tribulation, Tang Linyuan witnessed Zhen Hua complete Heavenly Forging.

• Tang Linyuan recovered from forging while Zhen Hua explained the materials, spiritual power, Soul Power, and cultivation required for Heavenly Forging.
• Zhen Hua retrieved a peak Soul Forging five-metal Fusion Refinement alloy and began a live demonstration for Tang Linyuan.
• Zhen Hua heated the alloy, communicated with its newborn soul, gathered the elements, and struck it with the three hammers of Heavenly Forging.
• The alloy transformed into a sphere and endured successive fire, water, wind, earth, and gold lightning strikes.
• The Five-Element Lightning Tribulation ended, leaving a dark gold sphere with five sacred patterns as Zhen Hua completed Heavenly Forging.

Tang Linyuan attempted Heavenly Forging with an eight-metal alloy and completed the first three strikes with extraordinary skill. He could not finish the process because the Douluo Plane would not summon a lightning tribulation while Zhen Hua still occupied its sole Divine Craftsman position.

• Zhen Hua finished forging Five-Element Heavenly-Forged Metal and encouraged Tang Linyuan to try Heavenly Forging himself.
• Tang Linyuan placed his pinnacle eight-metal alloy on the Forging Table and prepared it for the process.
• Tang Linyuan used three Heavenly Forging strikes to transform the alloy into a divine eight-colored embryo.
• Tang Linyuan waited for the Eight-Element Lightning Tribulation, but the Douluo Plane withheld it because Zhen Hua remained its sole Divine Craftsman.
• Tang Linyuan watched the embryo's light dim as he realized he could not complete its final tempering.

Tang Linyuan failed to complete the Heavenly Forging after discovering that Zhen Hua’s status as the sole Divine Craftsman blocked his progress, but he promised to overcome the plane’s limits. After reuniting with his family in Heaven Dou City, he returned toward Shrek, determined to stop the Holy Spirit Cult’s planned destruction of the academy.

• Zhen Hua concluded that the Douluo Plane’s rules prevented Tang Linyuan from becoming a second Divine Craftsman, and considered sacrificing himself to clear the way.
• Tang Linyuan rejected Zhen Hua’s proposal and promised to break the planar restriction, while storing the failed semi-finished alloy in his Star Sea Ring.
• Tang Linyuan left the Blacksmith Association with Tang Wulin and the others, then reunited with Lang Yue and Tang Ziran at home.
• Tang Linyuan and his companions shared dinner with his family before departing Heaven Dou City for Shrek City.
• Tang Linyuan anticipated that Ghost Emperor and the Holy Spirit Cult were preparing two God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Shells near Shrek City, with the Spirit Pagoda aiding them.
• Tang Linyuan boarded the train to Shrek, resolved to prevent the academy’s destruction, and prepared to enter the conflict openly.

Evil Soul Masters secretly prepared two God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Shells beneath Shrek City while Tang Linyuan brought his team back to the academy. He warned the students to stay alert, then led Na'er to meet someone in a courtyard, where a conversation would determine Shrek Academy's fate.

• A guard captain accepted a bribe and let an unmarked bus carrying Evil Soul Masters enter Shrek City without inspection.
• Twelve Soul Douluos and over a hundred followers conducted blood sacrifices to consecrate two God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Shells in underground chambers.
• Tang Linyuan and his group of eight arrived at Shrek City's station after returning from their travels.
• Tang Linyuan told the six team members to rest, stay alert, and avoid wandering because a hard battle might be ahead.
• Tang Linyuan led Na'er to a courtyard in the bamboo forest, preparing for a conversation that could determine Shrek Academy's fate.

Tang Linyuan told Yun Ming that two God-Slaying Level Soul Guidance Shells threatened to destroy Shrek, then revealed a plan to devour their explosions using the purest Law Origin. After spending the night planning, Yun Ming and Ya Li entered seclusion and put Tang Linyuan in charge of Shrek Academy as the crisis approached.

• Yun Ming admitted that he had sensed a looming threat aimed at destroying Shrek City, and Tang Linyuan identified two God-Slaying Level Soul Guidance Shells: Devour Heaven and Earth and Destroy Heaven and Extinguish Earth.
• Yun Ming searched all of Shrek City with his God Origin Realm spiritual power but found no trace of the concealed shells.
• Tang Linyuan proposed using the purest Law Origin to devour the shells' explosive force, and Yun Ming agreed to the plan.
• Tang Linyuan and Yun Ming spent the night working through the plan in the Purple Bamboo Courtyard.
• Yun Ming announced that he and Ya Li would enter seclusion and placed all core academy affairs under Tang Linyuan's command.

Tang Linyuan uncovered and eliminated the Holy Spirit Cult’s conventional shell positions across Shrek City, but the Ghost Emperor then unleashed the God-Slaying weapon Destroy Heaven and Extinguish Earth. As the weapon threatened Shrek Academy, a pillar of balanced life and destruction power erupted from Yun Ming and Ya Li’s chamber and forced back its purple light.

• Tang Linyuan used his spiritual power to locate 128 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells hidden throughout Shrek City and ordered Sea God Pavilion elders and Inner Court teachers to watch them.
• After two days of quiet, the shell positions began charging, and Tang Linyuan ordered the concealed defenders to attack.
• Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and the other defenders eliminated the Evil Soul Masters at all 128 positions before any shells could launch.
• The Ghost Emperor revealed himself above the city and summoned the God-Slaying weapon Destroy Heaven and Extinguish Earth, whose purple light began crushing Shrek Academy’s defenses.
• The sealed chamber beneath Sea God Pavilion burst open, and a two-colored pillar of life and destruction power surged skyward, driving back the weapon’s purple light and leaving the Ghost Emperor stunned.