Chapter Summaries

Long Yaochen ate with Wang Dong'er, Meng Hongchen, and the Soul Beasts Xiong Jun and Bi Ji, until the Three Great Nations’ honor guards arrived in Shrek City. He left with Bi Ji and Xiong Jun, while Wang Dong'er asked Meng Hongchen whether the Sun Moon Empire had a way to quickly raise Soul Power.

• Long Yaochen brought Wang Dong'er and Meng Hongchen to dine with Xiong Jun and Bi Ji at the Treasure Pavilion Restaurant.
• Wang Dong'er and Meng Hongchen were startled to learn that their dining companions were Soul Beasts, and Xiong Jun jokingly threatened to eat Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er noticed three ornate carriages moving through Shrek City, and Meng Hongchen identified them as the honor guards of the Three Great Nations.
• Long Yaochen recognized the arrival as likely connected to Soul Spirits, apologized to Wang Dong'er, and left with Bi Ji and Xiong Jun.
• After Long Yaochen left, Wang Dong'er asked Meng Hongchen whether the Sun Moon Empire could help someone raise Soul Power quickly.

Wang Dong'er admitted she wanted to grow stronger so she could stand beside Long Yaochen, and Meng Hongchen agreed to train with her. At a Sea God Pavilion meeting about the Three Great Nations’ envoys, Long Yaochen revealed the Heaven Dou Empire’s ties to the Body Sect before the person who severed Du Busi’s arm arrived and challenged Yan Shaozhe.

• Wang Dong'er asked Meng Hongchen about ways to become stronger and decided to train with her after their meal.
• Long Yaochen entered the Sea God Pavilion and declined the head seat, asking the elders to treat it as though Mu En were still there.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe discussed the Three Great Nations’ diplomatic delegations and the Star Luo Empire’s goodwill toward Shrek.
• Long Yaochen explained that Vina was engaged to Long Aotian and that the Body Sect could become the Heaven Dou Empire’s protective sect.
• A towering figure entered with a woman in green, claimed he had severed Du Busi’s arm, and challenged Yan Shaozhe to object.

Long Yaochen secured the Pavilion Elders’ agreement to let the Three Great Nations make the first move, with Star Dou’s Soul Beasts supporting Shrek’s position. At the meeting with the nations’ delegation, he recognized Xu Jiujiu and Vina and sized up Long Aotian, who privately demanded that Shrek return his master’s severed arm.

• Xiong Jun challenged Yan Shaozhe, but Xuan Zi stopped the argument and welcomed Xiong Jun and Bi Ji as temporary Pavilion Elders.
• Long Yaochen proposed waiting for the Three Great Nations to reveal their intentions, since Shrek and Star Dou held the initiative, and Xuan Zi agreed.
• Yan Shaozhe suggested that only Xuan Zi, Dean Qian, Long Yaochen, and he meet the envoys while the other Pavilion Elders stayed out of sight.
• Long Yaochen entered the conference hall and recognized Xu Jiujiu and Vina among the delegation.
• Long Yaochen sensed that Long Aotian was a formidable rival, while Long Aotian judged him and resolved to make Shrek return his master's severed arm.

Long Yaochen watched Shrek’s negotiations with the three nations reveal divisions over the soul spirits. Vina urged them to unite against Sun Moon, but Star Luo’s existing cooperation with Shrek left Heaven Soul struggling to demonstrate its value.

• Zhou Wenyuan introduced himself as the Dou Ling Empire’s minister of foreign affairs, while Xuan Zi took his seat without starting the meeting.
• Wang Xian’er arrived with Xu Jiujiu and made clear that Xu was leading Star Luo’s delegation.
• The Heaven Soul envoy argued that soul spirits affected the whole continent, while Zhou Wenyuan said Dou Ling wanted discussions and would consider Shrek’s concerns.
• Xu Jiujiu said Star Luo supported the importance of soul spirits but would focus on existing cooperation with Shrek and leave Shrek’s other decisions alone.
• Vina called for the nations to unite against Sun Moon and offered deeper cooperation, but Xu Jiujiu countered that Star Luo had already shown its sincerity.

Shrek and the three nations agreed to limited cooperation on Soul Spirits, while Long Yaochen proposed a new organization to oversee them. Vina then asked Shrek to sell back Du Busi’s severed arm, leaving Xuan Zi to realize it was already gone.

• Vina proposed that the Heaven Soul Empire join in promoting Soul Spirits, and Yan Shaozhe agreed to personnel exchanges and limited trials but refused to share the core technology.
• Long Yaochen said Soul Beasts’ interests had to be protected, set out a small-scale trial plan, and proposed creating a new organization to coordinate Soul Spirit matters.
• Xu Jiujiu and Minister Zhou agreed to the plan, and Vina confirmed that the Heaven Soul Empire had no objection.
• After the official discussion ended, Vina raised Du Busi’s severed arm and offered resources to buy it back on his behalf.
• Xuan Zi glanced at Long Yaochen and realized that Du Busi’s arm was already gone.

Vina and Long Aotian tried to negotiate for Du Busi’s severed arm, but Long Yaochen said lightning had destroyed it and challenged their assumptions about Shrek’s obligations. Long Aotian accepted the loss of the arm and proposed a duel with Long Yaochen to defend the Body Sect’s honor.

• Vina and Long Aotian offered Soul Bones, rare metals, Heavenly Treasures, and compensation in exchange for Du Busi’s severed arm.
• Long Yaochen revealed that lightning had destroyed the arm, leaving nothing to return.
• Long Aotian accused Shrek of lying and invoked the Body Sect’s importance against the Sun Moon Empire, prompting Long Yaochen and Xu Jiujiu to defend Shrek.
• Vina apologized for Long Aotian’s words and promised compensation on behalf of the Heaven Soul Empire.
• Long Aotian accepted that the arm was gone, then challenged Shrek to a duel, offering an apology and compensation if he lost and demanding a retraction if he won.

Long Yaochen accepted Long Aotian’s wager and challenged him and Princess Vina to fight him together, revealing overwhelming power that stunned the conference hall. Long Aotian accepted the challenge, and Vina resolved to fight for the Body Sect’s reputation.

• Long Yaochen accepted Long Aotian’s wager but said Long Aotian alone was not enough and invited Princess Vina to join the fight.
• Long Yaochen revealed his Blazing Golden Divine Dragon and six Soul Rings, including two red ones, shocking everyone present and weakening Long Aotian’s confidence.
• Long Yaochen offered the Body Sect two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings if he lost, but said he did not need Long Aotian’s acknowledgment.
• Long Aotian accepted the fight and promised to provide the compensation and apology Long Yaochen was owed if he lost.
• Vina decided she had to fight alongside Long Aotian and win to defend the Body Sect’s reputation.

Long Yaochen faced Long Aotian and Vina in a supervised spar at Shrek’s Soul Fighting Zone. After testing each other’s physical skills, Long Yaochen activated his first Soul Skill and challenged them to give him a worthwhile fight.

• Xu Jiujiu anticipated the showdown, while Xuan Zi declined Yan Shaozhe’s suggestion to call Ma Xiaotao because he believed Long Yaochen had exceptional control of his martial soul.
• Xuan Zi officiated as Long Yaochen faced Long Aotian, with Vina waiting behind her teammate to provide support.
• Long Aotian’s opening punch was overpowered by Long Yaochen, but his practiced techniques let him land a shoulder strike and reveal his Heaven-Man Unity skill.
• Long Yaochen countered Long Aotian during the exchange, and Vina healed Long Aotian’s abdomen with her Snow Lotus.
• Long Yaochen activated his first Soul Skill, Prayer Light, doubling all his attributes and urging Long Aotian and Vina to make the fight worthwhile.

Long Yaochen overwhelmed Long Aotian with his radiant armor and spear, then revealed his hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring. The chapter left Long Aotian charging at him with his Fourth Soul Skill, Mad God Slash.

• Long Yaochen activated Sacred Armor of Radiant Sun and summoned the Spear of No Darkness as Long Aotian and Vina prepared to fight.
• Long Yaochen repeatedly struck and drove Long Aotian backward, then slammed him into the Soul Fighting Platform despite Vina's support.
• Vina's Banshee's Wail failed to affect Long Yaochen, whose armor blocked the Spirit Shock.
• Long Yaochen activated his hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Skill, Dawn Sacred Halo, and Long Aotian sensed his power rising.
• Vina healed Long Aotian, who stretched his body and charged Long Yaochen with his Fourth Soul Skill, Mad God Slash.

Long Aotian unleashed his Body Martial Soul’s Silver Level Second Awakening and pushed Long Yaochen onto the defensive, but Long Yaochen kept advancing toward Heaven-Man Unity. The chapter ended with Long Aotian gathering the power of heaven and earth above the platform while Vina poured her remaining mental strength into supporting him.

• Long Yaochen blocked Long Aotian’s Berserker God Slash, prompting Long Aotian to awaken his Silver Level Body Martial Soul.
• Long Aotian’s Second Awakening turned the fight in his favor, but Wang Xian’er explained that Long Yaochen had not yet used his second Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and was approaching Heaven-Man Unity.
• Vina noticed that Long Aotian was still being wounded and that Long Yaochen’s aura kept growing beneath the Dawn Sacred Halo.
• Long Aotian realized Long Yaochen was approaching Heaven-Man Unity, then combined his Second Awakening with that realm and activated his fifth Soul Ring.
• Long Aotian rose high above the platform and gathered the power of heaven and earth as Vina used her Brain Martial Soul to support him, while Long Yaochen sensed he was still just short of a breakthrough.

Long Yaochen discovered the insight he needed to break through and used Time Distortion to defeat Long Aotian’s Heaven and Earth Shift. Long Aotian was left unconscious as Wang Xian'er treated him, while Long Yaochen stood on the arena reflecting on his new move.

• As Long Aotian descended with Heaven and Earth Shift, Long Yaochen realized he would not submit to heaven’s will and resolved to make heaven and earth obey him.
• Long Yaochen’s stillness made him vanish from Vina’s spiritual perception, and Vina warned Long Aotian to be careful.
• Long Yaochen used Time Distortion to strike Long Aotian before his spear’s throw caught up, breaking Heaven and Earth Shift and knocking Long Aotian unconscious.
• Xuan Zi caught Long Aotian, and Wang Xian'er used her Martial Soul and life force to treat his charred body.
• Long Yaochen watched the rescue and reflected that his new move had made effect precede cause.

After defeating Long Aotian, Long Yaochen received apologies and promised compensation from the Heaven Dou Empire and the Body Sect. He left the Soul Fighting Platform to return to the Sea God Pavilion and cultivate, while Long Aotian vowed to challenge him again at the next tournament.

• Xuan Zi declared Long Yaochen the winner, and Wang Xian'er stabilized Long Aotian's condition.
• Vina apologized to Shrek Academy and Long Yaochen on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire, then offered compensation for the future Soul Spirit Organization.
• Xu Jiujiu and Zhou Wenyuan said their countries would also contribute to the organization.
• Long Aotian admitted defeat, apologized for questioning Shrek, and agreed that the Body Sect would provide compensation.
• Long Yaochen named his technique Time Distortion, then left for the Sea God Pavilion to enter seclusion as Long Aotian promised to fight him again.

Tang San discovered that his vanished soul fragment was connected to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and sent Niu Tian to investigate. Niu Tian found the treasured land devastated, and Tang San recognized something in the water below.

• Tang San asked Niu Tian about Xiao Qi and learned that her Soul Power had passed level forty.
• Tang San told Niu Tian to take the triangular crystal to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well because his soul fragment and divine consciousness mark were connected to it.
• Niu Tian reached the Sunset Forest and found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well reduced to a crater, with only a small pond remaining.
• Tang San used the crystal to probe the water and located the remnant soul below.
• Tang San abruptly recognized what lay beneath the water and reacted with delighted surprise.

Tang San recovered the memories in his remnant soul and learned that Huo Yuhao had rejected his control, while Long Yaochen had disrupted his plans. He decided to turn Long Yaochen into an ally with his support and began using the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains to prepare the way.

• Tang San identified the remains beneath the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, and Niu Tian wondered what else lay beneath the Lake of Life.
• Tang San retrieved his remnant soul fragment from the spring, and it entered the azure triangular crystal in Niu Tian’s hand.
• Tang San reviewed the fragment’s memories, condemned Huo Yuhao for resisting him, and recognized Long Yaochen as a dangerous variable beyond destiny.
• Tang San decided to win Long Yaochen over by supporting his rise and ordered Niu Tian to place the crystal in the lake and guard it.
• Niu Tian put the crystal into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where the red and blue waters began converging and turning purple.

Long Yaochen learned that the contingency at the Ascension Pavilion had been destroyed, with an earlier disturbance coinciding with the disappearance of Wang Dong'er's Sea God Mark, suggesting Tang San had turned his attention to the lower realm. Electrolux reassured Long Yaochen that he had allies beside him, and Long Yaochen resolved not to fear the coming confrontation.

• Long Yaochen told Zhang Lexuan he planned to enter seclusion and leave the academy in her care, then shared a light kiss with her before she hurried away.
• Electrolux told Long Yaochen that his Ascension Pavilion contingency had been destroyed and that its final signal had only just arrived.
• Electrolux revealed that the contingency had experienced an earlier fluctuation exactly when Wang Dong'er's Sea God Mark disappeared.
• Long Yaochen realized Tang San might have noticed him and turned his gaze back to the lower realm, but he rejected the idea of being afraid after all he had done.
• Electrolux reminded Long Yaochen that he had allies who believed in him, and praised the move he had used earlier.

Long Yaochen began secluded cultivation to absorb the Ice Empress and Snow Empress's unsealed origin powers, but their release overwhelmed his second martial soul. He tried to use his first martial soul to stabilize the power and failed, leaving his Sea of Spirit in greater turmoil.

• Long Yaochen chose to enter secluded cultivation and completely unseal the Ice Empress and Snow Empress's origin powers.
• Long Yaochen sat in the Golden Tree's deepest chamber and used his eternal night crimson dragon martial soul to absorb the surging ice and snow power.
• The origin powers poured out faster than the crimson dragon could absorb them, straining Long Yaochen's meridians and Sea of Spirit as the Snow Bead began to melt.
• The Snow Empress urged the Ice Empress to restrain their origin powers, while Electrolux promised to protect Long Yaochen's Sea of Spirit and help channel away excess power.
• Long Yaochen tried to activate his eternal blazing sun holy dragon to stabilize the power, but his martial souls rejected each other and his Sea of Spirit shook violently.

Long Yaochen struggled to control the violent ice and snow essence as it destabilized his two martial souls. With help from the Golden Tree, he established separate, opposing soul power circuits and brought the immediate danger under control, though maintaining the fragile balance would require continued effort.

• Long Yaochen’s first martial soul destabilized his Sea of Spirit, and Electrolux prepared to intervene as the cold spread through his body.
• The Golden Tree sent warm energy into Long Yaochen, slowing the chaos and stabilizing his soul power.
• Following Electrolux’s instructions, Long Yaochen used the Golden Tree’s power as a buffer while carefully activating both martial souls without letting their powers touch.
• Long Yaochen formed two opposing soul power circuits that began to complement one another, settling the Crimson Moon and allowing the Snow Bead to melt.
• Electrolux asked the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to match Long Yaochen’s refining rhythm, while the Snow Empress agreed to help him through the difficult process.

After two years of waiting, Tang San used the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the remains of the Dragon Kings to return to the mortal world in a new body. He took the name Dragon Lord, ordered Niu Tian to gather the Clear Sky Sect, and set his sights on Long Yaochen and Xiao Qi.

• Niu Tian watched the blood-red spring boil as the crystal and a human-shaped figure beneath it completed their transformation.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains shattered, and a pale, naked young man emerged from the spring with red and blue eyes.
• Tang San secretly revived the figure by sending the azure crystal into him, then spoke with Huo Yuhao’s remnant soul in a dark space.
• The young man’s eyes turned dark blue, and he crossed the water to meet Niu Tian, who recognized the aura of a true dragon.
• Tang San declared that he was no longer the Sea God and ordered Niu Tian to gather the Clear Sky Sect’s disciples.
• Tang San decided to test Long Yaochen’s feelings for Xiao Qi.

Long Yaochen emerged from deep cultivation with greatly increased soul power and a more stable second soul power circuit. He learned he had been secluded for two years and reunited with Zhang Lexuan, who admitted she had missed him.

• Long Yaochen broke free of the ice after refining the Snow Bead’s remaining essence and reached rank seventy.
• He found the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, Electrolux, and the Golden Earth Dragon King asleep, and reviewed how his two soul power circuits had become more stable.
• Long Yaochen noticed his hair had grown long and left the room, where Zhang Lexuan rushed to embrace him.
• Zhang Lexuan told Long Yaochen that two years had passed and explained that she and the others had worried about him.
• Long Yaochen apologized for making Zhang Lexuan worry, and she admitted that she had missed him.

After emerging from two years of seclusion, Long Yaochen learned that preparations for the Soul Spirit plan had continued and that Zhang Lexuan and Wang Dong'er had grown stronger. As Wang Dong'er waited for Long Yaochen to return, the bloodied Elder Tang Ren collapsed into her dormitory.

• Zhang Lexuan told Long Yaochen that the three nations had delivered resources, Shrek had prepared staff and facilities, and the Star Dou Great Forest had listed eligible Soul Beasts.
• Long Yaochen learned that Zhang Lexuan was still a Soul Douluo and promised to find her a Soul Spirit, while Ma Xiaotao had received her Eighth Soul Ring from the Flame Lion Queen.
• Zhang Lexuan told Long Yaochen that Wang Dong'er had reached Soul Emperor after two years of diligent cultivation with Meng Hongchen.
• Wang Dong'er waited in Dormitory 108, hoping Long Yaochen had emerged from seclusion, when a bloodied Elder Tang Ren burst in and collapsed.