Chapter Summaries

Xia Ming told Yan Shaozhe he would skip the new student assessment and travel overseas to obtain his seventh Soul Ring. He confirmed he had reached rank seventy, leaving Yan Shaozhe curious about the power of his future Martial Soul Avatar.

• Xia Ming informed Yan Shaozhe that he would not participate in the new student assessment, and Yan Shaozhe agreed that his strength would make it meaningless.
• Xia Ming announced that he had reached rank seventy and planned to obtain his seventh Soul Ring, shocking Yan Shaozhe.
• Xia Ming explained that Scarlet King's Soul Ring had raised his Soul Power to rank sixty-six, while his own cultivation added four ranks over two years.
• Xia Ming declined Yan Shaozhe's offer of assistance, saying he already had a plan and might travel overseas to obtain the ring.
• Yan Shaozhe wished Xia Ming well as he left and wondered how strong he would become as a Soul Saint.

Xia Ming met the Demon Empress at sea and asked her to become his seventh Soul Spirit, explaining that Soul Spirits could preserve a Soul Beast’s consciousness and offer a path beyond its lifespan. She accepted in principle but required him to defeat her first, leaving Xia Ming facing the trial he had sought.

• Xia Ming flew to the agreed sea region and called for the Demon Empress.
• The Demon Empress emerged from the sea and challenged Xia Ming for coming only three years after their agreement.
• Xia Ming explained how Soul Spirits worked and how they could preserve a Soul Beast’s consciousness and help it seek a higher realm.
• Xia Ming asked the Demon Empress to become his seventh Soul Spirit, and she questioned whether he expected her to give up her freedom and cultivation.
• The Demon Empress agreed on the condition that Xia Ming defeat her, promising he could return later if he failed.

Xia Ming fought the Demon Empress at sea for five days and five nights, and she conceded defeat despite his unrevealed trump cards. They agreed to leave the ocean and travel to the Far North for her sacrifice, while Xia Ming remained wary of Tang San.

• Xia Ming accepted the Demon Empress's challenge and unleashed his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Possession.
• Xia Ming and the Demon Empress exchanged devastating attacks across the sea, fighting for five days and five nights.
• The Demon Empress admitted defeat after exhausting most of her Soul Power, and Xia Ming acknowledged that he still had trump cards.
• Xia Ming proposed that they leave the sea and perform the sacrifice ritual on land in the Far North to avoid Tang San and other ocean dangers.
• The Demon Empress said she had made preparations for Lan Fozi, and she and Xia Ming flew toward the continent.

Tang San chose not to attack Xia Ming after the sea battle and planned to wait until he left Di Tian's protection. In the Far North, the Demon Empress sacrificed herself as Xia Ming gained a Nine-Hundred-Thousand-Year Beast Lord Soul Ring and awakened a Martial Soul Avatar with Demigod-level power.

• Tang San assessed Xia Ming's injuries and Snow Empress's presence, decided an attack was too risky, and resolved to strike after Xia Ming left the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Snow Empress joined Xia Ming and the Demon Empress in the Far North, and the Demon Empress confirmed she was ready for the sacrifice.
• Electrolux guided the Demon Empress's origin into Xia Ming while Snow Empress contained the resulting disturbance.
• The Demon Empress's power formed a Nine-Hundred-Thousand-Year Beast Lord Soul Ring beneath Xia Ming's feet.
• Xia Ming activated his Martial Soul Avatar and gained power that he judged sufficient to reach the Demigod level, surpassing Di Tian in a direct clash.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Xia Ming was left outside the Sun Moon Empire’s palace coup, where Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao killed the emperor. Crown Prince Xu Tianran covered up the assassination, and Kong Deming accepted the official explanation rather than challenge the new ruler and his powerful allies.

• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao killed the ailing emperor in the imperial bedchamber, but Kong Deming arrived and caught them there.
• Xu Tianran entered the chamber and claimed he had invited Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao to try to save his father, calling the emperor’s death a misunderstanding.
• Ye Xishui’s shared agreement with Xu Tianran became clear as he used the incident to secure his succession with the Holy Spirit Cult’s support.
• Kong Deming recognized that Xu Tianran’s account was a political notice backed by overwhelming power and chose not to expose the truth.
• Kong Deming let the confrontation subside, allowing the emperor’s death to be officially recorded as illness and the encounter as a coincidence.

Ye Xishui revealed that she had obtained a Divine Inheritance and offered Kong Deming access to the God Trial Grounds in exchange for one future favor. After he agreed, she prepared to take him there and planned to send the Holy Spirit Cult’s members through the trials to strengthen the cult and its alliance with the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xu Tianran opened negotiations with Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Kong Deming in a sealed chamber after the regicide.
• Ye Xishui announced that she had obtained a Divine Inheritance, shocking Kong Deming while Xu Tianran recalled that the promise had secured his cooperation.
• Ye Xishui offered Kong Deming a chance to enter the God Trial Grounds and raise his Soul Power despite having no chance to inherit a God Position.
• Kong Deming agreed to perform one unspecified future task for Ye Xishui in exchange for access to the trials.
• Ye Xishui said she could take Kong Deming to the God Trial Grounds immediately and planned to send the Holy Spirit Cult’s core members and talented disciples there in succession.

One year after the Sun Moon Empire’s bloody change of power, political tensions mounted as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament approached. Xia Ming registered for Shrek’s team but said he would only fight in exceptional circumstances, then prepared to lead the students to Star Luo City himself.

• The Three Continent Empires accused Xu Tianran of murdering his father and colluding with Evil Soul Masters, while his government denied the charges and waged a propaganda campaign with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• As the tournament neared, the Sun Moon Empire’s team drew attention for its powerful Evil Soul Masters, including rumored Soul Saints, but both its own leaders and rival empires expected Shrek to win because of Xia Ming.
• Xia Ming told Shrek’s team he would register but leave the matches to them unless an exceptional situation arose, urging them to treat the tournament as a trial against the Sun Moon Empire’s Evil Soul Masters.
• Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, Ma Xiaotao, and the other team members accepted Xia Ming’s challenge, while he judged that Shrek’s stronger, healthier lineup had a real chance of victory.
• Xia Ming told the team to pack and gather at the academy gates in an hour, announcing that he would lead them to Star Luo City without any other academy teachers.

The High Priest of Sea God Island arrived over Shrek City, announcing himself as an old acquaintance of the Sea God Pavilion. Mu En welcomed him while privately remaining wary of Sea God Island’s sudden visit, and asked why he had come.

• The High Priest of Sea God Island covered Shrek City in azure radiance and overwhelming pressure, alarming the powerful figures throughout the city.
• The High Priest requested an audience with the Master of the Sea God Pavilion, claiming they were old acquaintances.
• Mu En answered with a golden domain and a Bright Sacred Dragon phantom, prompting the visitor to show respect for his strength.
• The visitor identified himself as the current High Priest of Sea God Island and apologized for arriving unannounced.
• Mu En recalled his suspicions about Tang San and the Tang Sect, then politely asked the High Priest why he had come.

The High Priest of Sea God Island visited Shrek Academy, claiming she had come to renew their old friendship, while Mu En suspected she was hiding her true intentions. After she spent half a day recounting their shared history, Mu En learned of a threat against Shrek’s geniuses and confronted her.

• The High Priest used her overwhelming aura to announce her arrival, then asked Mu En to receive her inside the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En let the High Priest enter while secretly ordering Shrek’s elders to monitor the academy and prepare defenses.
• The High Priest recounted the history between Sea God Island and Shrek, keeping Mu En occupied for half a day.
• Mu En abruptly erupted in anger and accused the High Priest of plotting to sever ties with Shrek and fight them.
• Bo Saixi claimed she had acted under Lord Sea God’s decree, and Mu En vowed to kill her before seeking answers from Tang San.

Mu En confronted Bo Saixi after learning that the reunion was a diversion and Xia Ming had been attacked. As Bo Saixi empowered herself with Sea God Divine Power, Mu En fought back, while Xia Ming's fate remained unknown.

• Mu En and Bo Saixi's clash tore open the Sea God Pavilion and sent them fighting into the sky as elders contained the destruction.
• Elder Song told Yan Shaozhe that Xia Ming had been attacked and suspected Bo Saixi was connected to it.
• Bo Saixi used Sea God Divine Power to enhance her strength, choosing not to use the Sea God Helmet so she could kill Mu En without sacrificing her life.
• Mu En resisted Bo Saixi's divine pressure and launched a Bright Sacred Dragon claw at her.
• Mu En and Bo Saixi's powers collided in the sky, beginning their battle at the limits of their strength.

Xia Ming detected an ambush near Star Luo City and ordered Bei Bei to lead Shrek Academy’s team to safety before confronting the attackers alone. Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, the Evil Emperor, and a Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion emerged, revealing the overwhelming force gathered against him.

• Xia Ming sensed hostile auras near the road and ordered Bei Bei to take command and retreat with the team toward Star Luo City.
• Xia Ming rushed away from the team to draw the battle away from them, and Ye Xishui appeared with Rakshasa Divine Power and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Snow Empress attacked Ye Xishui, but Long Xiaoyao intervened and engaged Snow Empress with his darkness domain.
• Xia Ming challenged the hidden attackers to reveal themselves, and the Evil Emperor emerged in the sky.
• Kong Deming appeared with three hundred elite Soul Engineers, exposing the ambush as a coordinated trap against Xia Ming.

Xia Ming faced Ye Xishui, the Evil Emperor, Kong Deming, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Legion in a prepared siege, but his Demigod-level power overwhelmed their attacks. After annihilating the legion with one punch, he confronted the remaining enemies as Ye Xishui prepared a final trump card.

• Ye Xishui and the Evil Emperor attacked Xia Ming alongside Kong Deming and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Legion.
• Xia Ming revealed seven Soul Rings and unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, forcing the Evil Emperor to recognize his Demigod-level strength.
• Xia Ming endured the enemy's attacks, shattered the legion's defenses, and annihilated all three hundred Soul Engineers with one punch.
• Kong Deming retreated behind Ye Xishui, who asked him and the Evil Emperor to buy her time to use her final trump card.
• The Evil Emperor charged to delay Xia Ming while Kong Deming drew his Level-Ten Void Sky-Splitting Bow and aimed a space-warping arrow.

Xia Ming fought the Evil Emperor and endured its three devastating attacks, including the Light of Time and Space. The battle left the Evil Emperor badly wounded, while Xia Ming remained largely unharmed thanks to the divine consciousness guarding his Spirit Sea.

• Xia Ming's Dark-Gold Terrorclaw clashed with the Evil Emperor's tentacles as Kong Deming's arrow struck Xia Ming and caused a massive explosion.
• The blast's aftershocks forced the Star Luo Empire's observers to retreat from the battlefield.
• The Evil Emperor lost half its tentacles to Xia Ming's first strike, then used Light of Destruction to disrupt his second punch before enduring it with Kong Deming's seven Soul Guidance shields.
• The Evil Emperor unleashed its final move, Light of Time and Space, and briefly stalled Xia Ming's third punch.
• Xia Ming's aura weakened only slightly, and he credited Electrolux's and God King Qilin's divine consciousness with protecting his Spirit Sea.

Ye Xishui unleashed her Cycle of Life and Death against Xia Ming while the Evil Emperor trapped him with its Light of Time and Space. Xia Ming survived the devastating attack through his right leg Soul Bone skill and moved to finish the exhausted Ye Xishui with Scar of Eternal Mourning.

• Ye Xishui revealed her Radiant Phoenix Twin Martial Soul and used her God Trial reward, the Self Martial Soul Fusion skill Cycle of Life and Death.
• The Evil Emperor used its second Light of Time and Space to freeze Xia Ming, trapping him with Ye Xishui's attack.
• Cycle of Life and Death grievously wounded Xia Ming, but his Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone Soul Skill, Indomitable Fighting Spirit, activated and rapidly restored him.
• Long Xiaoyao tried to break free of the Snow Empress's ice and reach Ye Xishui, but he collapsed after rising only a few feet.
• Xia Ming appeared before the exhausted Ye Xishui and activated Scar of Eternal Mourning, which threatened to make her death unavoidable.

Xia Ming killed Ye Xishui, the Evil Emperor, and Kong Deming as the battle turned decisively in his favor. Long Xiaoyao sacrificed three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to attack Xia Ming, but died after their fists collided, leaving Xia Ming and the Snow Empress victorious.

• Xia Ming killed Ye Xishui with a golden punch, then declared that the remaining enemies were next.
• The Evil Emperor and Kong Deming tried to retreat, but Xia Ming killed the Evil Emperor with Sky-Rending Tear, leaving its 790,000-Year Beast Lord Soul Ring behind.
• Kong Deming deployed more than a dozen Class 9 defensive Soul Tools, but Xia Ming cut through them and killed him.
• Xia Ming reached the Snow Empress and Long Xiaoyao as Long Xiaoyao shattered three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and charged in a desperate attack.
• Xia Ming met Long Xiaoyao's attack with a punch, and Long Xiaoyao died after saying he was going to join Ye Xishui.

Xia Ming survived Er Ming’s attack by unleashing his Qilin Transformation, but the God of Destruction intervened before Er Ming could kill him. Tang San’s unauthorized interference was exposed, leaving him facing the God of Destruction and the approaching Goddess of Life and other gods.

• Er Ming attacked Xia Ming while he was weakened, but Xia Ming revealed his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Qilin Transformation, and blasted Er Ming into the mountains.
• Er Ming survived and prepared to strike Xia Ming again, but the God of Destruction sent Destruction Divine Thunder through the barrier and struck him.
• Tang San’s blue-gold Divine Power failed to protect Er Ming, who was left severely wounded and returned to the Clear Sky Sect.
• The God King Qilin Remnant Soul told Xia Ming that the God of Destruction had intervened and agreed to make Er Ming part of Xia Ming’s God Trial.
• The God of Destruction confronted Tang San over his interference in the lower realm as the Goddess of Life and several First-Class Gods rushed to the Sea God Palace.

The God of Destruction defeated Tang San and exposed his false justification for interfering in the lower realm. The gods stripped Tang San of the God Realm Hub and sentenced him to the Forbidden God Land for ten thousand years, and Xiao Wu chose to accompany him.

• The God of Destruction struck Tang San down despite Tang San switching to the Asura God Position.
• The God of Destruction revealed that the Dragon God—not the God Realm—had established the restriction on Beast Race gods, and accused Tang San of twisting history to preserve his authority.
• The God of Destruction and the other gods demanded that Tang San surrender the God Realm Hub and remain in the Forbidden God Land for ten thousand years.
• Tang San proposed a bet based on Xia Ming's path to godhood, but the God of Destruction rejected it and bound him with divine chains.
• Xiao Wu stepped forward and said she would go to the Forbidden God Land with Tang San, and the God of Destruction agreed to imprison them together.

Xia Ming defeated Ye Xishui and the other attackers near Star Luo City, while Mu En held off the High Priest of Sea God Island in Shrek City until Di Tian arrived. With Mu En’s help, Di Tian killed the High Priest, then said he was repaying Xia Ming for offering soul beasts a path to godhood.

• Xia Ming told Xu Jiawei that Ye Xishui and the other attackers had died, while Xu Jiawei reported that Star Luo City had survived but the White Tiger Duke Mansion had been destroyed.
• Mu En evaded the High Priest’s attacks and urged him to flee, revealing that he had been buying time for Di Tian to arrive.
• Di Tian appeared in Shrek City and explained that he had partnered with the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy on behalf of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Mu En confirmed that he had expected Di Tian to come and had stalled the High Priest until his arrival.
• Di Tian and Mu En overwhelmed the High Priest, and Di Tian killed him after the Sea God gave no response.
• Di Tian told Mu En he was repaying Xia Ming for seeking a path to godhood for soul beasts.

Mu En discovered a parasitic vine draining the Golden Tree’s origin and resolved to remove it with Xia Ming’s help. Meanwhile, Xia Ming began absorbing the Evil Emperor’s 790,000-year Soul Ring as Star Luo forces cleared the battlefield outside Star Luo City.

• Mu En investigated the Golden Tree after it failed to respond to his attempt to draw on its Life energy.
• Mu En found a pale-blue vine attached to the Golden Tree’s origin, draining its power, and suspected it had fed on the souls and cultivation of past Sea God Pavilion masters.
• Mu En resolved to discuss uprooting the parasite with Xia Ming when his disciple returned.
• Xia Ming began absorbing the Evil Emperor’s 790,000-year Soul Ring for his Holy Qilin Martial Soul while Snow Empress guarded him.
• Star Luo Empire troops and Soul Masters cleared the ruined battlefield and collected the Sun Moon Empire forces’ belongings and Soul Tool wreckage.

After absorbing the Evil Emperor’s 790,000-year Soul Ring, Xia Ming returned to Star Luo City and confronted the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy’s Evil Soul Masters. He left the Shrek team in Bei Bei’s care while preparing to travel to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xia Ming absorbed the Evil Emperor Soul Ring, raising his Soul Power to Rank 79, and collected the Evil Emperor’s External Soul Bone that he could not absorb.
• Xia Ming and Snow Empress went to Star Luo City, where the participating teams had gathered for the Soul Master Tournament.
• Xia Ming killed the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters among the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy members and ordered the academy to send normal Soul Masters instead.
• Xia Ming praised Bei Bei for protecting the Shrek team and confirmed that its members were safe despite the battle’s aftermath.
• Xia Ming told Bei Bei he would go to the Sun Moon Empire to handle important matters and entrusted the team’s safety to the Star Luo Empire’s imperial family while he was away.